Good news -update on "Girl from al-Qatif"

Regarding an earlier post about the rape victim in Saudi Arabia. Good news: The king has pardonned her.

So I think its safe to say that international outcry works! I hope my letters had some small part to help in this:

The case sparked international outcry, especially after the court more than doubled the sentence last month to 200 lashes and six months prison in response to her appeal.

Or at least it did in this case. I think this is a major advantage of the ability of news to spread far and wide so quickly. Injustice like this just can't be hidden in a closet ( or jail cell - to be less figurative). There is a video link on that page with journalist Lisa Myer's report, that features two women human rights activists, including one from AI. If the "rulers" in a backward country have even ONE shred of decency, there is always hope that you can appeal to that one shred, and keep them from thinking of themselves as outside the court of public opinion.

Yeah!