Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law.

The ruling nearly brings to a close a case that has drawn international criticism and the ire of U.S. lawmakers.Loujain al-Hathloul has already been in pre-trial detention and has endured several stretches of solitary confinement.

Her continued imprisonment was likely to be a point of contention in relations between the kingdom and the incoming presidency of Joe Biden, whose inauguration takes place in January — around two months before what is now expected to be al-Hathloul’s release date.

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Biden to introduce Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, 3 other Justice Department nominees

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Biden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID-19 victims

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Trump to cut holiday vacation in Florida short, return to White House

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Missouri senator to contest Biden's Electoral College win

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Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

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Census Bureau to miss deadline, potentially foiling Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants

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Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden

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2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

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Ryan Seacrest to interview Joe and Jill Biden on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'

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