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2 women in Sudan sentenced for wearing pants
The ruling comes weeks after a similar case caused an uproar.
October 23, 2009|Reuters
KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Two Sudanese women Thursday were sentenced to 20 lashes and fined for committing an act of indecency by wearing trousers, weeks after a similar case sparked worldwide controversy.
The two women were arrested at the same party as Lubna Hussein, a former journalist who was also charged with wearing trousers and publicized her case as part of a campaign against Sudan's public-order laws.
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