Saudi man jailed for saying men shouldn’t control women
He’s been jailed for a year for calling for an end to the country’s guardianship system.
The man, who was also fined 30,000 riyals ($8,000) by a court in the eastern city of Dammam, was convicted of “inciting to end guardianship of women” in statements he posted on Twitter and in public posters, the Okaz daily said.
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He was arrested while putting up posters in mosques in Al-Hasa district calling for an end to the globally unique system that subjects women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to male control.
During questioning, police found out that the man was also behind a wide online campaign to end the guardianship, the paper said.
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