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Saudi women rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul set for release after suspended sentence Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 12:32 IST France's foreign ministry said it reiterated its call for Hathloul's "quick release", a view echoed by Germany's human rights commissioner Barbel Kofler. Biden has pledged to intensify scrutiny of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's human rights failings.   |  Photo Credit: Twitter A Saudi court Monday handed prominent activist Loujain al-Hathloul a prison term of five years and eight months for terrorism-related crimes, but a partially su...

Updated Dec 29, 2020 · 07:23 pm A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison under counter-terrorism laws, reported AP. Al-Hathloul was found guilty on charges of pushing for change, pursuing a foreign agenda, using the Internet to disturb public order and cooperating with individuals and entities that have committed crimes under anti-terror ties, the news agency reported, citing state-run website Sabq. In a statement, al-Hathloul’s family said that she will be barred from leaving the country for five years...

Saudi court jails women's rights activist 29.12.2020 A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family said, after her conviction in a trial that has drawn international condemnation. The verdict and sentence pose a challenge to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's relationship with US President-elect Joe Biden, who has criticised Riyadh's human rights record. Hathloul, 31, who has been held since 2018 following her arrest along with several other women's rights activists, will appeal the sentence, her sister said. ...

Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 16:52 AN ACTIVIST who once appeared with campaigners alongside Meghan Markle and fought for the right for women to drive in Saudi Arabia has been jailed for nearly six years. Loujain al-Hathloul has already been caged inside a maximum security prison for more than two years amid claims she has been tortured behind bars. 7 Loujain Al-Hathloul was jailed for allegedly conspiring with the enemies of Saudi ArabiaCredit: © Marieke Wijntjes / Amnesty International The 31 year old was among several activists detained in 2018 on "trumped-up terror charges" including making con...

She was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison on terrorism-related charges. France and Germany called for her quick release. The family of prominent human rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul will appeal her prison sentence but expressed little hope in the Saudi judicial system, calling the trial a "sham" and "politically motivated". READ | On Monday, a Saudi court sentenced al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison on terrorism-related charges and banned her from leaving the country for five years, sparking a torrent of international criticism. Al-Hathloul, 31, was ar...