Last updated: 7 september, 2009 - 16:07 GMT

Women in trousers 'indecent' in Sudan

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A Sudanese court has found a female journalist, Lubna Hussein, guilty of violating the country's decency laws by wearing trousers.

Dozens of people protested outside the court in Khartoum to support Ms Hussein and many of them were arrested.

Our correspondent James Copnall was at the court.

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