Two transgender women 'beaten to death' in Saudi Arabia

Amna and Meeno, aged 35 and 26, reportedly thrown into sacks and tortured by police

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Two transgender women from Pakistan have allegedly been tortured to death by Saudi Arabian police, who reportedly threw them into sacks and beat them with sticks.

Known only as Amna and Meeno, they were among 35 people arrested for "cross dressing" during a police raid on a house in Riyadh, claim human rights activists.

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