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Saudi sex TV producer spared lash
news.bbc.co.uk - 10/26/2009
Saudi sex TV producer spared lash
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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. The programme broadcast by Saudi-owned ...

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Saudi sex TV producer spared lash
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... extra-marital sex in Saudi Arabia. Mazen Abdul Jawad provoked outrage by describing his techniques for meeting and having sex with Saudi women. He has apologised and claimed LBC tricked him, but he was jailed for five years and sentenced to 1,000 lashes. Three of his friends who appeared on the show got two years each and the cameraman was jailed for two months. The station's offices in Saudi Arabia were closed down and two of its producers - both female - put on trial. Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8326520.stm

Saudi King Cancels Lashes For Female Journalist
TalkLeft — King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened and canceled the 60 lashes for female journalist Rozanna al-Yami. She had worked for a network that produced a show called "Red Lines, examining taboos in the Arab world, including extra-marital sex in Saudi Arabia." She wasn't directly involved with the show itself. The Saudi man who was on the show discussing his adventures was sentenced to 5 years and 1,000 lashes. Three of his friends who appeared with him on the show got two year sentences, and lashes. The cameraman was jailed for two months, but no ...

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