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 …
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 …
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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