Activist jailed

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: A Saudi court has sentenced a human rights activist to eight years in prison for sedition after his group campaigned for a constitutional monarchy and elections in the kingdom.

Abdulkarim Al Khader co-founded the Saudi Political and Civil Rights Association and served as its head after the imprisonment of two of his colleagues in March.

Mohammed Fahd Al Qahtani and Abdullah Hamad were sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges that included sedition and damaging the country’s reputation.

Source:Agencies