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December 2, 2020

Saudi Arabia to Try Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul in Terrorism Court
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Rights groups have condemned Saudi Arabia over the decision to try
prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul in terrorism
court. Last month, al-Halthloul embarked on her second hunger strike
over the past year. She was arrested in May 2018 after leading a
movement to lift a ban on women drivers and to overhaul the male
guardianship system in Saudi Arabia. Advocates have been calling for her
release, along with at least five other Saudi women's rights activists
who are behind bars.


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