Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture

Hathloul was arrested over a year ago as Saudi Arabia ended a ban on women driving cars, which many of the detainees had long campaigned for. Local media tarred them as traitors.

Majdooleen, who is among the first Saudi women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, drives her car in her neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2018.

(photo credit: REUTERS/SARAH DADOUCH)

ByREUTERS

AUGUST 13, 2019 19:00

Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture

Hathloul was arrested over a year ago as Saudi Arabia ended a ban on women driving cars, which many of the detainees had long campaigned for. Local media tarred them as traitors.

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Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture

Hathloul was arrested over a year ago as Saudi Arabia ended a ban on women driving cars, which many of the detainees had long campaigned for. Local media tarred them as traitors.

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