A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison in a trial that has drawn international condemnation.Loujain al-Hathloul was charged with seeking to change the Saudi political system and harming national security
The verdict poses an early challenge to Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's relationship with US president-elect Joe Biden The detentions of women activists occurred shortly before and after the country lifted a ban on women drivingfollowing her arrest along with at least a dozen other women's rights activist.
The verdict was handed down on Monday, according to the Sabq and al-Shark al-Awsat newspapers, and poses an early challenge to Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's relationship with US president-elect Joe Biden.Ms al-Hathloul was charged with seeking to change the Saudi political system and harming national security, local media said.
The court suspended two years and 10 months of her sentence, the time served since Ms al-Hathloul was arrested on May 15, 2018.United Nations human rights experts have described the charges against her as spurious and, along with leading rights groups and lawmakers in the United States and Europe, have called for her release.
Freedom for LoujainAlHathloul !!!!
ABC should be protecting gays, women and non muslim, religious or athiests with a strong stand against sharia.
Don't you love Islam?
The propaganda here is crazy. She was literally working with foreign entities against the Saudi government. In any other country that’s treason and results in the death penalty or life imprisonment. It had nothing to do with her views on woman’s rights
Privileged western 3rd wave feminists don’t have time for these Muslim women, they’ve got a gender wage gap to close & all those glass ceilings to break.
I look forward to Saudi Arabia being elected to chair the UN Human Rights Council.
Man, Saudi men must have the smallest wangs on the planet. smalldickenergy
Saudi's appalling record on women rights doesn't seem to matter to western powers & oil-rich neighbours when trading or inviting them to host g20. Why the contrast? Plight of muslims minority in China is voiced loudly, while plight of muslim women in an Arab Kingdom doesn't rate.
The religion that promotes the right of women hits a new high. I just wonder why the ABC still supports this religion?
Supported by the Australian govt...
jurylady5 Ridiculously pathetic.
Where are the lefty feminists? We all know the real agenda
The saudi prince should be in jail
Worst part about this law is that they suppose to believe in a book that was written thousands of years ago when cars where never invented
The arrested person was convicted of state security cases and she signed her statements without pressure on her and confessed to the crimes she committed, and the confession is the strongest evidence of the Public Prosecution.
Filth they let women drive but gaol the woman that helped change the law They’re not happy about the change so they’ll punish her. 21st Century stuff.
SaudiArabia... you can polish a turd, but it’s still a turd.
Maybe Kevin Rudd can start a petition about the misogyny in Saudi Arabia, he seems to have a lot of time on his hands, and this might get more backing from the party he calls his own.
2020 & a society can still be SO backward & retarded in their thinking? Hopefully the 'leaders' will think about what sort of societies they want for ALL their children etc & see there are better ways for the future. LoveIsTheReasonEducationIsTheAnswer SaudiArabia
How is this still happening?
What do you expect from a backward shithole of a country like Saudi
The left will be outraged! Said nobody ever.
But there is something amazing in Indonesia now, 🙄😁😀 even someone who dreams about the prophet Muhammad PBUH investigated by police.
Saudi Arabia, still Saudi Arabia..
Part of the UN as well. UN fail!
UAE...Making changes for tourists to return. But let’s jail women for no reason... here’s a fuck no to ever visiting.
Can we just deport the scum- I mean prefer my tax $ spent of more worthy and meaningful things- Schools Transport Health Public Housing deportthescum
Saudis need a ban until they smarten up. They need us as oil dies.
Likely won’t hear a peep from our feminists.