Senegal mobilizes to obtain the pardon of a young woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia

Mbayang Diop, a Senegalese woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2017, is back in the news as she may face execution soon. Activists are mobilizing for her release, with a rally planned in Dakar. Diop has been imprisoned since 2016 for the murder of her pregnant employer during a dispute. As the children of the victim approach adulthood, the possibility of negotiating her pardon or execution looms closer.