Arabia warns online backers of women drivers
Saudi officials
say the country’s strict codes against political dissent on the Internet will
be applied to anyone offering online support for a planned protest by women
challenging the male-only driving rules in the ultraconservative kingdom. The
warning widens the possible fallout from the expected campaign by Saudi women
to get behind the wheel on Saturday in defiance of Saudi traditions. The
Internet has been a key tool in organizing the protest and reaching out to
media. Though no specific law bans women from driving, the rules are enforced
by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Islamic establishment.
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