Saudi Arabia Frees Women’s Rights Activist Amid U.S. Scrutiny
- Loujain Al-Hathloul’s 2018 arrest drew human rights outcry
- Biden administration has urged release of political prisoners
Loujain Al-Hathloul
Source: Loujain Al-Hathloul
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Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has been released after nearly three years in jail, her sister said, as the Biden administration steps up pressure on the kingdom over its human rights record.
Al-Hathloul’s sister Lina sent two tweets Wednesday saying she’d been freed, including a photograph of Loujain “at home after 1001 days in prison.”