1. Loujain al-Hathloul is a Saudi women's rights activist, a social media figure, and political prisoner.
20 Facts About Loujain al-Hathloul
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Loujain al-Hathloul has been arrested on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.
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Loujain al-Hathloul was one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".
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Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison on 10 February 2021, but lives under a travel ban.
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Loujain al-Hathloul is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.
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Loujain al-Hathloul had a UAE driver's license but the Saudi police still arrested her.
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In September 2016, along with 14,000 others, Loujain al-Hathloul signed a petition to King Salman asking for the male guardianship system to be abolished.
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The reason for the arrest was not officially disclosed, although Amnesty International believed it was for her human rights activism, and Loujain al-Hathloul was not allowed access to a lawyer or any contact with her family.
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In June 2018, women were granted the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, while Loujain al-Hathloul remained under arrest.
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Loujain al-Hathloul's parents stated that Loujain's "thighs were blackened by bruises" when they visited and that Loujain "was shaking uncontrollably, unable to hold her grip, to walk or sit normally" during their visit.
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Alia Loujain al-Hathloul stated that she had expected that under Saudi norms about women, her sister would not have been tortured.
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In December 2018, Loujain al-Hathloul was in jail with her fellow activists at Dhahban Central Prison.
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On 11 August 2020, her other sister Lina Loujain al-Hathloul, expressed fear about the possibility of the activist being tortured again in the Saudi prison, as she has not been heard from for over 60 days.
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Loujain al-Hathloul had been held in incommunicado detention for three months.
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On 25 November 2020, after the Riyadh G20 summit was concluded, Loujain al-Hathloul was transferred to a special court for terrorism and national security crimes.
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On 28 December 2020, Loujain al-Hathloul was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison.
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On 10 February 2021, Loujain al-Hathloul's sister announced on Twitter that she had been released from prison.
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Loujain al-Hathloul is subject to many restrictions including a five-year travel ban.
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In December 2021, Loujain al-Hathloul announced she and the Electronic Frontier Foundation would be suing three former American intelligence officers, Marc Baier, Ryan Adams, and Daniel Gericke, for hacking her communications devices, leading to her kidnapping in the UAE and deportation to Saudi Arabia.
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Loujain al-Hathloul was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.