Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout
Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout
Saudi Arabia
World /  Middle East

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison

  • She had been held for 1,001 days after pushing to end a ban on women driving in the kingdom
  • Her case sparked an international uproar over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record

Topic |   Saudi Arabia
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 3:50am, 11 Feb, 2021

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Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout
Activist Loujain al-Hathloul rocketed to prominence in Saudi Arabia for her outspokenness on human rights issues, even from behind bars. Photo: Amnesty International handout
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