Defiant as ever, journalist Lubna Hussein entered the courtroom on Monday in Khartoum wearing the same outfit that got her into trouble with Sudan’s Islamic government: pants. Hussein was arrested in July for wearing trousers in public, which is considered a violation of public decency laws in the predominantly Muslim dictatorship. Under Sudan’s strict religious code, Hussein could have been subjected to a whipping. But instead the court fined her the equivalent of $200. The 43-year-old reporter, who once worked for the United Nations, refused to pay the fine and was sentenced to a month in jail. However she was released after one day. A group of women protesting outside the courtroom were arrested by local police, including some wearing pants in a sign of solidarity.