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Saudi Police Break Up Protest at Women's Campus | |
2012-03-10 | |
[An Nahar] Saudi authorities have ordered a probe after more than 50 women students were hurt when security forces dispersed a campus protest this week, media and a local official said on Friday.
The students had staged a sit-in to protest against what they said was a pile-up or rubbish on the campus and a break down in hygienic conditions, Sebaq said. The The university meanwhile issued a statement saying it had asked police to intervene on Wednesday after "female students gathered on the campus and began shouting in a way that contradicts" campus regulations. It also accused one of the students' parents of having triggered the problem by sacking a refuse collectors, which caused the rubbish to pile up. The sexes are strictly segregated outside the home in ultra-conservative Soddy Arabia. Prince Faisal bin Khaled, emir of the Assir region where Abha University is located, has ordered an investigation into the incident, media reported. | |
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