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Saudi Arabia Releases Women’s Rights Activist; Family Says It’s Not Yet ‘Freedom’

Women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is released after more than 1,000 days in prison.

Charlotte Pence Bond
Saudi Arabia Releases Women’s Rights Activist; Family Says It’s Not Yet ‘Freedom’
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Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison after 1,001 days, but her family is noting that it shouldn’t yet be called “freedom.”

Hathloul, 31, was arrested in May 2018 on charges that have been described as “politically-motivated.” According to CNN, she was detained during a “sweep that targeted well-known opponents of the kingdom’s since-rescinded law barring women from driving.”

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