Loujain al-Hathloul | The activist behind bars
4 years ago

Loujain al-Hathloul | The activist behind bars

The Hindu  

My sister is not a terrorist, she is an activist, said Lina al-Hathloul, sister of Loujain al-Hathloul, the Saudi human rights activist who was sentenced to prison by an anti-terrorism court on Monday. Ms. Loujain’s case was transferred to an anti-terrorism court in November last year, and on Monday, the judge found her guilty of various charges including trying to harm Saudi Arabia’s national security and advance foreign agenda. Ms. Loujain, 31, had been a relentless presence in Saudi Arabia’s limited public sphere until her arrest in 2018. They forcibly put her on a plane and transferred her to a prison in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, according to an account by Alia al-Hathloul, another sister of Ms. Loujain. When her parents visited Ms. Loujain in Jeddah’s Dhahban prison in August 2018, she was “shaking uncontrollably, unable to hold her grip”.

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Salma al-Shehab: UK academics urge government to act over Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia
2 years, 3 months ago

Salma al-Shehab: UK academics urge government to act over Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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Saudi court denies activist’s appeal, upholds her travel ban
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi court denies activist’s appeal, upholds her travel ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Loujain al-Hathloul whose 1001-day detention drew fierce international criticism of the kingdom’s human rights …

Saudi court upholds activist al-Hathloul’s sentence at hearing
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi court upholds activist al-Hathloul’s sentence at hearing

Al Jazeera  

Rights activist al-Hathloul, who was released in February after three years in prison, appeared at an appeal hearing. A Saudi court has upheld the original sentence of women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who had championed women’s right to drive and for an end to Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system. Walking to the court on Wednesday morning before the appeals hearing, …

Who is Loujain al-Hathloul, the Activist Who Fought for Women's Driving Rights in Saudi Arabia
3 years, 10 months ago

Who is Loujain al-Hathloul, the Activist Who Fought for Women's Driving Rights in Saudi Arabia

News 18  

After spending almost three years behind bars, prominent women’s rights activist from Saudi Loujain al-Hathloul was released, her family confirmed earlier this week. The first vote in Saudi’s local elections to include women in 2015 saw Hathloul applying to contest, but Amnesty International said Hathloul’s name was barred. Hathloul’s family has said US President Joe Biden’s election win helped secure …

Saudi Woman Activist Loujain al-Hathloul's Family Credits Joe Biden For Her Release
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi Woman Activist Loujain al-Hathloul's Family Credits Joe Biden For Her Release

News 18  

The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul said Thursday US President Joe Biden’s election win helped secure her release after nearly three years’ imprisonment, but cautioned she was still far from free. “Biden’s arrival helped and contributed a lot in my sister’s release.” Saudi Arabia, which has detained hundreds of activists, clerics as well as royal family members over the …

‘Loujain is not free’: Family of Saudi women’s rights activist vow to get ‘real justice’ after her release
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Loujain is not free’: Family of Saudi women’s rights activist vow to get ‘real justice’ after her release

The Independent  

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Saudi women empowerment ‘a lie’, say siblings of Loujain al-Hathloul a day after her release
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi women empowerment ‘a lie’, say siblings of Loujain al-Hathloul a day after her release

CNN  

CNN — The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul issued a scathing rebuke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a press conference Thursday, a day after the women’s rights defender was released from prison. “We really see that women empowerment is a lie in Saudi Arabia, that there are no real reforms,” said Brussels-based Lina al-Hathloul, who was a …

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from jail
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from jail

ABC  

Prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from a Saudi prison nearly three years after being arrested on charges that have drawn international condemnation. Key points: Loujain al-Hathloul still faces a five-year travel ban ordered by the court Saudi authorities deny they subjected the 31-year-old to electric shocks, waterboarding, flogging and sexual assault US National Security Adviser Jake …

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
3 years, 10 months ago

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her family said, after serving nearly three years on charges that sparked an international uproar over the kingdom’s human rights record. “She was a powerful activist for women’s rights and releasing her was the right thing to do.” Biden had labeled Saudi …

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
3 years, 11 months ago

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison

Al Jazeera  

Prominent women’s rights activist, who campaigned for women’s right to drive and to end kingdom’s male guardianship system, spent more than 1,000 days in prison. Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, according to her family. تم الافراج عن لجين pic.twitter.com/fqug9VK6Mj — Lina Alhathloul لينا الهذلول February 10, …

Jailed Saudi Activist Who Rallied for Women to be Allowed to Drive Referred to Terror Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Jailed Saudi Activist Who Rallied for Women to be Allowed to Drive Referred to Terror Court

News 18  

Loujain al-Hathloul, the jailed activist who led the charge to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia, has gone from jailed rights activist to alleged national security threat. Al-Hathloul’s family said the 31-year-old activist’s case was being transferred to the Specialized Criminal Court due to a “lack of jurisdiction” by Riyadh’s criminal court, where her trial had been suspended for …

Women activists, political prisoners ‘sexually assaulted, tortured and executed in Saudi Arabia’ jails
4 years, 1 month ago

Women activists, political prisoners ‘sexually assaulted, tortured and executed in Saudi Arabia’ jails

The Independent  

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Sister of Saudi women’s rights activist fears she is being tortured, as she hasn’t been heard from in months
4 years, 4 months ago

Sister of Saudi women’s rights activist fears she is being tortured, as she hasn’t been heard from in months

The Independent  

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Sister of jailed Saudi women’s rights activist says she is forced to endure ‘emotional rollercoaster’ due to authorites’ silence
5 years, 3 months ago

Sister of jailed Saudi women’s rights activist says she is forced to endure ‘emotional rollercoaster’ due to authorites’ silence

The Independent  

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Saudi cites UN job application as evidence against activist Loujain al-Hathloul
5 years, 9 months ago

Saudi cites UN job application as evidence against activist Loujain al-Hathloul

CNN  

CNN — A prominent Saudi activist’s admission that she once applied for a job at the United Nations is being used as part of the kingdom’s case against her, CNN has learned. Saudi Arabia has not publicly released the charges against women’s rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul, or several other prominent female activists who are currently on trial in Riyadh on …

Brother of Saudi women’s rights activist ‘being tortured in prison’ fears her treatment is getting worse
5 years, 9 months ago

Brother of Saudi women’s rights activist ‘being tortured in prison’ fears her treatment is getting worse

The Independent  

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Saudi women’s rights campaigner who has been ‘tortured and sexually harassed in prison’ goes on trial
5 years, 9 months ago

Saudi women’s rights campaigner who has been ‘tortured and sexually harassed in prison’ goes on trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A leading Saudi women’s rights campaigner who has allegedly been tortured and …

Saudi women’s rights activist is being tortured in ‘palace of terror,’ brother says
5 years, 11 months ago

Saudi women’s rights activist is being tortured in ‘palace of terror,’ brother says

CNN  

CNN — The brother of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has detailed in a CNN opinion piece the abuse his sister has allegedly endured in prison. In the article, Walid Alhathloul writes that during a recent visit by his parents to see Loujain she told them she was regularly whipped, beaten, electrocuted and sexually harassed in a basement she called …

British MPs, lawyers request access to ‘tortured’ Saudi activists
5 years, 11 months ago

British MPs, lawyers request access to ‘tortured’ Saudi activists

Al Jazeera  

Detention review panel says it remains committed to seeing eight female activists held at a jail in Jeddah since May. A cross-party group of British politicians and international lawyers has said it remains committed to visiting eight female activists in Saudi Arabia, some of whom were jailed and allegedly subjected to torture after campaigning for the right for women to …

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