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Saudi Arabia: Journalist Sentenced to Public Lashing

On: November 15, 2010

In: Fahd al-Jukhaidib, Free Expression, Middle East/N. Africa, Press Freedom, Press release, Saudi Arabia

(New York) – Saudi authorities should overturn a sentence of 50 lashes and two months in prison for a journalist who wrote about public anger over electricity cuts, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Tunisia: Union Voices Silenced

On: October 21, 2010

In: Free Expression, Freedom of Association, Middle East/N. Africa, Press Freedom, Press release, Tunisia, Unions

(Tunis) – The Tunisian authorities should end arbitrary restrictions on independent trade and student unions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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