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Sudanese Woman Sent to Jail for Wearing Pants Is Freed
World  (tags: world, sudan, Lubna, Hussein, journalist, womensrights, islam, sharia, law, repression, flogging, lashing, stoning, middle-east, africa, violence, terrorism, corruption, politics, humanrights, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

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- 78 days ago - latimes.com
The Sudanese government freed journalist Lubna Hussein after she was convicted of public indecency for wearing pants and refused to pay a fine. She says the government was "unnerved" by her presence in prison because she would report on conditions inside.
   

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