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Saudi woman activist freed

Loujain al-Hathloul was detained in May 2018 and sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison

Loujain al-Hathloul (twitter.com/Loujainhathloul)

Reuters
Published 11.02.21, 01:37 AM

Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from a Saudi prison on Wednesday after nearly three years behind bars, her sister said in a Twitter post, in a case that has drawn international condemnation.

“Loujain is at home !!!!!!” her sister Lina tweeted, posting a close-up picture of Hathloul’s face.

Hathloul, 31, was detained in May 2018 and sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison on charges that UN rights experts have called “spurious”

Loujain Al-Hathloul
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