Posts Tagged: Saudi Women Activists
Saudi Court Postpones Hearing for Women Activists After New Arrests
A Saudi court on Wednesday postponed a fourth hearing in the trial of several women rights activists, a case that has intensified Western criticism of...
Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Fights on, But Faces a Long Road Home
Manal al-Sharif, who led the fight to get women legally behind the wheel in Saudi Arabia when they were banned from driving, is preparing for...
Supporters of Saudi Women Activists Detained, Including Two US Citizens: Sources
Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people, including two dual US-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western...
Saudi Women Activists Detail Torture Allegations in Court
Prominent women activists on trial in Saudi Arabia told a court on Wednesday they had been subjected to torture during more than nine months of...
Saudi Court Resumes Women Activists’ Trial That Has Angered West
A Saudi court resumed on Wednesday the trial of prominent women activists facing charges related to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists...
UN Rights Boss Seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to release women activists allegedly tortured in detention after authorities accused them of...
