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Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets

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It appeared to be the latest in a series of recent cases in which Saudis received long jail sentences for social media posts critical of the government.

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  1. WTHR Indianapolis

    Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    WTHR Indianapolis's feed description

    It appeared to be the latest in a series of recent cases in which Saudis received long jail sentences for social media posts critical of the government.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Saudis sentence U.S. citizen to 16 years over tweets (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The family of an American citizen says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia over tweets he sent while in the U.S.

  3. Voice of America

    US Says It's Raised Concerns With Saudis Over Detention of US Citizen (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Saudi Arabia in early October handed 16-year prison sentence to Saudi-American Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 'Washington Post' reports, over his tweets critical of Saudi government

  4. CBS News

    Saudis sentence U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets, his family says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States.

  5. The Guardian

    Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Family: Saudis sentence U.S. citizen to 16 years over tweets (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday.

  7. Reason

    Saudi Government Sentences U.S. Citizen to 16 Years in Prison for Anti-Regime Tweets Posted from U.S. (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Axios (Shawna Chen) reports, as does an opinion piece in the Washington Post (Josh Rogin) (paywalled). From the Post: [L]ast...

  8. The Week

    Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets, family says (opens The Week)

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  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday.

  10. WMUR

    Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets, family says (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    It appeared to be the latest in a series of recent cases in which Saudis received long jail sentences for social media posts critical of the government.

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