Terrorist drivers? Two women's rights campaigners, arrested for defying the ban on women motorists, are sent to a formidable terrorism court.
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Loujain Hathloul and Maysaa Alamoudi are gearing up to face a terrorism court after disregarding Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving a month ago.
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Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
12/29/2014 (9 years ago)
Published in Middle East
Keywords: Saudi Arabia, women's rights, driving, Loujain Hathloul, Maysaa Alamoudi, terrorism, terrorist
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Although Saudi Arabia is generally known for not being big on women's rights, it is the only country left that refuses to allow women the right to drive. Women's rights campaigners and activists adamantly work to gain equal rights.
Hathloul, 25, was arrested and detained after trying to drive into the country on December 1. Alamoudi, 33, an United Arab Emirates-based Saudi journalist joined Hathloul at the border as support, and was also taken into custody.
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According to activists, this is the first time female motorists have been referred to the court established to try terrorism cases.
Both Hathloul and Alamoudi are avid challengers on the ban of female drivers and took to social media last year to launch a campaign for women's rights. At the time of their arrest, they had a total of 355,000 followers on Twitter.
The investigation now appears to have a greater focus on the women's social media activities rather than the actual driving, explained fellow campaigners in a Daily Mail article.
Many fear Hathloul and Alamoudi are being used as examples to send a warning and ignite fear in others trying to push for greater rights.
A regional human rights group's website was blocked in early December by Saudi authorities for reporting the women's case.
The fight to gain women's rights in Saudi Arabia is ongoing, despite Saudi authorities' constant efforts to take every attempt down.
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