Kenyan Woman Sentenced to 100 Lashes in Saudi Arabia Over Pregnancy Outside Marriage

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A Kenyan woman stranded in Saudi Arabia with her one-year-old son has been sentenced to 100 lashes after being convicted of having sex outside marriage, raising fresh concerns over the treatment and protection of migrant domestic workers in the Gulf nation.According to an investigation by The New York Times, Esther Wanja Muthoni, 40, was handed the sentence in October following court proceedings in Riyadh.

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