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regular-article-logo Sunday, 22 February 2026

Saudi woman activist freed

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

Reuters Published 11.02.21, 01:37 AM
Loujain al-Hathloul

Loujain al-Hathloul (twitter.com/Loujainhathloul)

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”

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