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Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage

Headline via The Guardian · first report 11 Nov, 11:30 IST, latest 11 Nov, 17:10 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Guardian at 11 Nov, 11:30 IST; the latest is from The Independent at 11 Nov, 17:10 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report11 Nov, 11:30 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 17:10 IST
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Rights groups condemn reported punishment of Kenyan migrant worker as an ‘act of violence’A Kenyan mother in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth outside marriage.Under the Saudi sharia law system, sex outside marriage…
Esther Wanja Muthoni, a Kenyan national, was employed as a housekeeper for a family

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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