Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison after 1,001 days

Loujain al-Hathloul, a women's rights activist and political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was finally released from prison on Wednesday, February 12, after enduring 1,011 days in prison.

A picture of Ms. Al-Hathloul returning to her parents' home was posted on the social media platform Twitter by her sister, Lina Al-Hathloul, on Wednesday evening, Riyadh time.

Ms. Al-Hathloul is among the activists who, before being arrested and convicted by Saudi judicial authorities, had made many efforts to repeal the law banning women from driving.

Reports indicate that following increasing public pressure and international reactions to the continued detention of the 31-year-old activist, a court judge in Riyadh finally agreed to Ms. Al-Hathloul's "conditional release," according to the report.

One of the court's conditions for suspending the women's rights activist's prison sentence is a ban on her leaving Saudi Arabia.

Ms. Al-Hathloul was previously tried and sentenced to five years and eight months in prison on charges such as "using the Internet to disrupt public order" and "attempting to destabilize the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."

Source: Radio Farda