Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul she was released from prison. This was reported by his family, explaining however that Loujain Al-Hathloul “is not free”, and that he will have to comply with various restrictions, including a ban on leaving Saudi Arabia for the next five years.
Loujain is at home !!!!!!
Loujain has been released pic.twitter.com/fqug9VK6Mj– Lina Alhathloul (@LinaAlhathloul) February 10, 2021
Al-Hathloul, 31, was arrested in 2018 for her campaign against driving a ban on women in Saudi Arabia on a terrorist charge. Last December 28 it had been condemned to 5 years and 8 months in prison. Later, part of the sentence was suspended.
Thank you to each and every one of you who have been supporting us these 1001 days. ????????????
Loujain is at home, but she is not free. The fight is not over.
I am not fully happy without the release of all political prisoners. #FreeLoujain #FreeThemAll #StandWithSaudiHeroes pic.twitter.com/82ywWSYUpl– Lina Alhathloul (@LinaAlhathloul) February 10, 2021
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations had called for his release and documented the torture and sexual violence Al-Hathloul had suffered since the beginning of his detention. A few weeks after his arrest, he was formally in Saudi Arabia removed the ban which prevented women from driving.
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