Saudi snitching app appears to have been used against jailed Leeds student

Terrifying tool' under scrutiny as Salma al-Shehab's tweets suggest widely available phone app was used to report her

The Saudi woman who was sentenced to 34 years in prison for her Twitter usage appears to have been denounced to Saudi authorities through a crime-reporting app that users in the kingdom can download to Apple and Android phones.

A review of Leeds PhD student Salma al-Shehab's tweets and interactions shows she was messaged by a person using a Saudi account on 15 November, 2020 after she posted a mildly critical tweet in response to a Saudi government post about a new public transportation contract.