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Saudi Arabia jails cartoonist Mohammed al-Hazza for 23 years for insulting leadership, rights group says

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Mohammed al-Hazza , 48 , was arrested in February 2018 in Saudi Arabia during "a violent raid" Rights group: Charges against him concern "offensive cartoons" he produced for Qatari newspaper Lusail .

Saudi authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the case.

Saudi officials say the accused cartoonist committed terrorism-related offenses.

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formal

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English

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60

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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