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Middle East
Iran
Iran
lawyer in 'blood money' plea - 22 October
An Iranian lawyer has appealed for money to spare the lives of
four of his clients, who face execution for murders committed when
they were aged under 18. Under Iranian law, a family can pardon a
relative's murderer, and compensation - called blood money - is
often paid. Mohammad Mostafaie said he needed to raise $200 000 (£120
700) to pay the families of his clients' victims. Amnesty
International says Iran has executed at least 42 juvenile
offenders since 1990, flouting international law. - BBC
News website
Saudi
Arabia
Saudi
female TV journalist gets 60 lashes - 24 October
A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes in a case
brought after a Lebanese television channel she worked for aired
the sex confession of a Saudi man, the reporter and a lawyer said.
Rosana, 22, who did not want her full name disclosed, said a court
in Jeddah convicted her on Saturday on grounds that the Lebanese
Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) she worked for did not have proper
authorization to operate in the Islamic kingdom. "I had
nothing to do with Mazen Abdul-Jawad's show. The verdict was just
because I cooperated with LBC", the female journalist told Reuters.
"This is the first case in which a journalist was tried at a
court of summary jurisdiction for an offence relating to the
nature of his or her profession," said Sulaiman al-Jumaie, a
lawyer who defended Abdul-Jawad. - Reuters
website
Saudi
sex TV producer spared lash - 26 October
The Saudi king has waived a sentence of flogging on a female
journalist working for a TV channel which aired graphic accounts
of sex in the kingdom. King Abdullah cancelled the sentence of 60
lashes against Rozanna al-Yami, after being briefed on the case.
No reason has been given for the king's decision. It is the second
time he has intervened in a high-profile flogging sentence in two
years. - BBC News website
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