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Saudi Rape Victim Gets Jail for Appealing

19-year-old woman earns 200 lashes and 6 months in prison

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2007 7:36 PM CST

(Newser) – 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...   Read full story »

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