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    Saudi Activist Who Led Campaign To Legalize Driving For Women Is Released From Jail

    Loujain al-Hathloul has been held for nearly three years. While she was behind bars, she became an emblem of the struggle for women's rights in Saudi Arabia.
    by Fatma Tanis Feb 10, 2021 3 minutes
    Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is best known for leading the campaign to legalize driving for women in Saudi Arabia. She was detained in May of 2018 just weeks before the Saudi government lifted the ban.

    Saudi Arabia has released jailed activist Loujain al-Hathloul, best known for leading the campaign to legalize driving for women in Saudi Arabia, according to her family. She was held for nearly three years.

    The 31-year-old activist was detained in May of 2018, along with several other female activists, just weeks before the Saudi government lifted the ban.

    In December, a judge sentenced al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, under a broad counterterrorism law. The

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