The Saudi Arabian government has just sentenced Salma Al-Shehab to 34
years in prison for tweeting support for reforms.

In two weeks the world's top AI technologists will speak at a summit in
Saudi, but if they call for Salma's freedom and boycott the event, it
could force the Saudi government to rethink this outrageous ruling.

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John,

The Saudi Arabian government has just sentenced a young mother of two to
34 years in prison.

Her crime? Tweeting support for reform and the freedom of detained
activists.

Now Salma Al-Shehab could spend the next 3 decades in prison for these
tweets — but we have a chance to help her.

In two weeks Saudi will host the Global AI Summit, and dozens of prominent
technologists and investors will be speaking at the event. If they join
our call for Salma’s release and threaten to boycott the event, it could
force the kingdom to rethink this outrageous ruling against Salma.

[ [link removed] ]Tell speakers of the AI Summit: Free Salma or boycott the event

Salma, a dental hygienist and a PhD student living in the UK, was arrested
in Saudi Arabia last year while on holiday. She was placed in solitary
confinement for 285 days, and subjected to lengthy interrogations without
legal representation. Salma is a Shia muslim — a minority group in Saudi
that faces immense repression.

The charges against Salma come under the kingdom’s draconian
Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Cyber Crime laws which criminalize the rights
to freedom of expression.

But Salma’s case is subject to appeal in the Supreme Court, which means if
we can put enough pressure on Saudi Arabia, we could see Salma freed.

Saudi Arabia cares deeply about the technology industry and seeks to be a
leader in AI. Even just the threat of the world’s top AI technologists
boycotting the event could send shockwaves across the royal palaces.

Add your name now and share this widely — let’s create a tidal wave of
pressure to free Salma and others like her.



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Rewan and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

 

[ [link removed] ]Salma al-Shehab: Concern for Saudi student jailed for 34 years over
tweets
BBC, August 18, 2022

[ [link removed] ]Female Saudi activist gets record 34 years in prison for critical
tweets
Washington Post, August 17, 2022 

 

 

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