Journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show

A female journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex. a Saudi lawyer said today.

Journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show
Sat, 24 Oct, 2009 - 15:17

A female journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex. a Saudi lawyer said today.

Rozanna al-Yami is believed to be the first Saudi woman journalist to be given such a punishment.

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