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UBC grad and prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

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Loujain al-Hathloul said Wednesday on social media that the 31-year-old was back home after more than 1,000 days in jail.The @LoujainHathloul at home after 1001 days in prison pic.twitter.com/SIm274rAEw— Lina Alhathloul لينا الهذلول (@LinaAlhathloul) February 10, 2021Al-Hathloul had been detained on charges that included seeking to change the Saudi political system and harming national security.In December, al-Hathloul was sentenced to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law.

Who is Loujain al-Hathloul? UBC grad, women’s rights activist jailed in Saudi Arabia Her early release was widely expected as the judge suspended part of her sentence and gave her credit for.

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