Saudi Arabia’s leading female rights activist, Luzan al-Hazlul, released from prison after three years

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Dubai: Lujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent human rights activists and women rights activists, was jailed on Wednesday after nearly three years Was released. His family gave this information. There was a lot of controversy at the international level over the Saudi government’s human rights record regarding this incident.

Al-Hazlul, who was instrumental in ending the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, was arrested (Arrest) in 2018. He was sentenced to nearly six years in prison last December under an anti-terrorism law. She remained in jail for 1001 days. He was accused of agitating for change of power, creating chaos using the Internet and running a foreign agenda. They are accused that these rights groups are politically motivated.

His sister Leena Al-Hazlul wrote on Twitter with a screenshot, “Lujain is at home !!!!!!” The screenshot shows Lujan smiling. There has been no immediate comment from the Saudi administration on his release. Meanwhile, America and the United Nations have welcomed the release of al-Hazlul.

US President Joe Biden said in a speech at the Pentagon, “I have had some reports that the Saudi government has released a prominent human rights activist. She is a powerful activist working for women’s rights and releasing them is the right thing to do. ” UN spokesman Stephen Dujarric said, “It is important that others who are in the same position as him, who have been jailed for the same reasons, should also be released and charges against them be dropped.”

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