This apalling and outrageous news from the UKs 'ally': A Saudi woman has been sentenced to to 10 lashes for challenging a ban on women driving.
Amnesty International reported the sentence just two days after Saudi King Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in municipal elections...
Saudi woman to be lashed for driving car - Telegraph
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