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Disturbing video shows young Saudi women beaten and dragged by their hair

Security forces reportedly lashed the orphanage residents with belts and sticks after they staged hunger strike over poor living conditions

Saudi Arabia is investigating a disturbing video that shows security forces beating young women and dragging them around by their hair, after they reportedly staged a hunger strike over poor living conditions in an orphanage.

It came as a Saudi woman was sentenced to more than 40 years in jail for comments posted on social media, the second harsh sentence to be passed down this month to female online activists.

The video, which has shocked Saudis after going viral, shows the group of men holding down women dressed in black abayas while they are lashed with belts and sticks.

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