Saudi women use their mobile phones in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Women who report incidents have faced smear campaigns on social media and been blamed for being harassed, rights groups say. — Reuters
AMMAN: Hundreds of women in Saudi Arabia are taking to social media to share their experiences of sexual harassment in a rare exploration of a taboo topic in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
Using the hashtag “Why_I_didn't_report_it”, women and some men are recounting abuse endured at home or in public which they did not report to authorities fearing shame — or blame.
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