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Brickbat: What's Arabic for Irony?

Charles Oliver | 11.7.2014 6:00 AM


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A Saudi court has sentenced three lawyers to five to eight years in prison for criticizing the nation's judicial system on Twitter. The attorneys said Saudi courts too often wrongfully convict people while allowing letting off corrupt officials.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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