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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the government A woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards. Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, told the Guardian she was stripped naked by two male guards in a room monitored by CCTV, kicked, beaten with a baton and left for two days in a small cell without food. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’, In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the government A woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards. Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, told the Guardian she was stripped naked by two male guards in a room monitored by CCTV, kicked, beaten with a baton and left for two days in a small cell without food. Continue reading…
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- Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’The Guardian - 2026-05-07T09:00:45+00:00
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