File photo: Two men were found guilty in Saudi courts this week for, among other offenses, messages they posted on Twitter.

STORY HIGHLIGHTSOne man sentenced to a decade in prison for posting pro-protest messages to TwitterA second man got eight years, convicted of insulting Saudi Arabia’s king via TwitterCritics say it’s all part of the kingdom’s efforts to quash dissent

(CNN) — Two men were found guilty in Saudi courts this week for, among other offenses, messages they posted on Twitter.

On Monday, one Saudi man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for using Twitter to encourage protests and undermine the country’s leadership, according to Saudi Arabian state news agency SPA.

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