{
  "id": 19472627,
  "title": "Why giving birth outside marriage landed Kenyan mother in trouble with Saudi Arabia authorities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/why-giving-birth-outside-marriage-landed-kenyan-mother-in-trouble",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T09:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/why-giving-birth-outside-marriage-landed-kenyan-mother-in-trouble-with-saudi-arabia-authorities"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Kenyan mother of five is facing 100 lashes and a one-year banishment in Saudi Arabia after a court convicted her of having sex outside marriage following the birth of her son. The 40-year-old woman was convicted by a criminal court in Riyadh in October 2026 after becoming pregnant during a brief relationship with an […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Sex outside marriage: Saudi court orders 100 lashes for Kenyan woman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/sex-outside-marriage-saudi-court-orders-100-lashes-for-kenyan-woman",
        "published": "2026-11-11T07:42:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghpage",
        "title": "Saudi court sentences Kenyan domestic worker to 100 lashes for giving birth outside of marriage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/saudi-court-sentences-kenyan-domestic-worker-to-100-lashes-for-giving",
        "published": "2026-11-11T08:31:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}