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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 …

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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 …

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‘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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The family of prominent Saudi …

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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 …

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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 …

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Demands for release of Saudi activist as Kingdom hosts Spanish Super Cup
4 years, 11 months ago

Demands for release of Saudi activist as Kingdom hosts Spanish Super Cup

CNN  

CNN — Most Real Madrid fans will focus on the team’s 3-1 victory over Valencia that marked the start of the new-look Spanish Super Cup, hosted for the first time in Saudi Arabia. “Unfortunately, many of these sporting events take place without these countries addressing the root causes of their reputational problems such as longstanding and systematic human rights abuses …

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Saudi Arabia temporarily releases three women activists
5 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia temporarily releases three women activists

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia temporarily released three of the 11 women activists standing trial for charges related to their human rights work, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. While Saudi Arabia has not made the charges against any of the women public, Human Rights Watch reported in mid-March that they appeared to be “almost entirely related to their human …

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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 …

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Saudi Arabia and Iran share a mutual disdain for women who speak up (opinion)
5 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran share a mutual disdain for women who speak up (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kate Maltby is a broadcaster and columnist in the United Kingdom on issues of culture and politics, and a theater critic for The Guardian. CNN — In the 40 years since the Iranian Revolution, Middle Eastern policy in every major nation has revolved around one binary question: Are we friends with Iran, or are we friends with Saudi …

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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 …

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Saudi Arabia’s ‘reforms’ aren’t really about empowering women (opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s ‘reforms’ aren’t really about empowering women (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Holly Thomas is a writer and editor based in London. Saudi Arabia’s wali system sees each woman under the control of a male “guardian.” That guardian – a father, brother or other male relative – has control over all major aspects of the woman’s life, including key decisions such as getting married or divorced, and whether they may …

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Story of disappeared Saudi power couple spotlights dissident crackdown
6 years ago

Story of disappeared Saudi power couple spotlights dissident crackdown

CNN  

CNN — A stand-up comedian and women’s right-to-drive activist, Fahad al-Butairi and Loujain al-Hathloul, were once seen as a groundbreaking Saudi power couple in a country that was rapidly relaxing its strict social rules. “I’d like to see what they could do in this world, if they were given the chance,” adding, “I’d like to have that dinner with them …

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