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Saudi Authorities Temporarily Release 3 Women Activists

HeadlineMar 29, 2019

In Saudi Arabia, authorities temporarily freed 3 of the 11 women activists who were imprisoned on what human rights groups say are trumped-up charges. Among other issues, they were protesting Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers; their arrests 10 months ago came just weeks before the kingdom lifted the ban. Some of the women have reported physical and sexual abuse while imprisoned.

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