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Saudi Arabia Grants 10 Women Driver’s Licenses, While Feminist Activists Remain Imprisoned

HeadlineJun 06, 2018

In Saudi Arabia, 10 women were granted driver’s licenses Monday, just two weeks before the Saudi government is finally slated to lift the ban on women driving nationwide. But some of the activists who fought to lift the ban remain in prison after the Saudi government arrested at least six of the country’s most prominent feminist activists last month.

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