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Companion in Saudi Rape Case Pardoned

John Abell — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:06:00 CST

The companion to the Saudi rape victim who was convicted of a crime for being alone with him, and then pardoned after an international uproar, has himself been pardoned, CNN reports. Saudi Arabia's minister of justice confirmed this—and by implication revealed that the man, kidnapped along with the woman...

King Abdullah Pardons Saudi Rape Victim

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:10:00 CST

A young Saudi gang rape victim whose case sparked worldwide condemnation when she was sentenced to a lashing and jail time for violating Islamic law has been pardoned, Al Jazeera reports. King Abdullah pardoned the woman in the "interests of the people" and out of compassion for the victim, though...

Saudi Court to Review Rape Victim Sentence

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:46:00 CST

Courts will take another look at the sentence of a gang-rape victim, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said yesterday, following an international outcry when the 19-year-old was handed a six-month prison term and 200 lashes. “What is outraging about this case is that it is being used against the Saudi government...

Saudi Rulers: Rape Victim Caused Crime

Jane Yager — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:23:27 CST

Under international fire for sentencing a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes, the Saudi government yesterday said the woman violated Islamic law and caused the crime to take place by having an "illegitimate relationship" with a man not her husband. The rapists allegedly found the woman "in a compromising situation" with...

Saudis Defend Rape Victim's Sentence

Daniel Kibblesmith — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:07:17 CST

Responding to international outrage, Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry is defending the punishment meted out to an 18-year old rape victim, and then doubled when she appealed. The ministry says her sentence was increased—to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison—not because she took her case to the media...

Saudi Rape Victim 'Crushed Human Being,' Husband Says

Jane Yager — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:41:25 CST

The husband of the Saudi gang-rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in jail blamed one judge's vendetta—and not the Saudi judicial system itself—for her treatment "as a guilty person who committed a crime." He told CNN his wife has been a severely depressed, ill, "crushed...

Saudi Rape Victim Gets Jail for Appealing

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:36:20 CST

A Saudi woman who was gang-raped by 14 men has been sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison, the BBC reports. Her original crime was being in the car with a man unrelated to her, but her punishment was doubled and prison time added when she appealed the...