Islamic king overturns journalist 's sentence of 1,000 lashes , two-year travel ban . `` King Abdullah should also overturn the sentence against the man at the center of the case , who had spoken about sex on a television show , and initiate reforms to strengthen the rights to freedom of expression and to a fair trial , '' Human Rights Watch said in a written statement . Female journalist worked on controversial TV show on sexual taboos . Saudi man was sentenced to two-year in jail , 60 lashes for his role in show . Human Rights Watch.calls on King Octavia Nasr to overturn that sentence too .
Islamic king overturns journalist 's sentence of 1,000 lashes , two-year travel ban . Female journalist worked on controversial TV show on sexual taboos . Saudi man was sentenced to two-year in jail , 60 lashes for his role in show . Human Rights Watch.calls on King Octavia Nasr to overturn that sentence too .