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| Sudanese 'trousers' woman fined | Sudanese 'trousers' woman fined |
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| A Sudanese woman charged with dressing indecently for wearing trousers has been fined but spared being lashed. | A Sudanese woman charged with dressing indecently for wearing trousers has been fined but spared being lashed. |
| A court in Khartoum ordered Lubna Hussein to pay the equivalent of about $200 (£122), warning she would be jailed for a month if she refused. | A court in Khartoum ordered Lubna Hussein to pay the equivalent of about $200 (£122), warning she would be jailed for a month if she refused. |
| Ms Hussein, a journalist in her 30s, had also faced up to 40 lashes. | Ms Hussein, a journalist in her 30s, had also faced up to 40 lashes. |
| She had quit her UN job, which would have given her immunity, saying she wanted her trial to become a test case for women's rights, correspondents say. | She had quit her UN job, which would have given her immunity, saying she wanted her trial to become a test case for women's rights, correspondents say. |
| The announcement of the fine for Ms Hussein came shortly after the trial resumed on Monday. | The announcement of the fine for Ms Hussein came shortly after the trial resumed on Monday. |
| Earlier, at least 40 protesters were held by police outside the courthouse in the Sudanese capital. | |
| Some of them were women reportedly wearing trousers in support for Ms Hussein. | |
| All the protesters were later released on bail. | |
| Ms Hussein was arrested in July together with 12 other women who were wearing trousers. | Ms Hussein was arrested in July together with 12 other women who were wearing trousers. |
| During the trial she had argued she did nothing wrong under Sudan's indecency law. | During the trial she had argued she did nothing wrong under Sudan's indecency law. |