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The family of a prominent jailed Saudi women's rights activist says she turned down a deal to deny being tortured and sexually assaulted in prison in exchange for her freedom
According to Walid, when approached by Saudi authorities to appear in a video denying the allegatio…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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A prominent Saudi women's rights activist was released from jail after more than 1,000 days in detention
Al-Hathloul was detained by the Saudi government in May 2018. In prison, her sister Lina said al-Ha…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Vogue Arabia has been called out for its cover on 'trailblazing' Saudi women after the country just arrested a dozen women's rights activists
Critics have slammed the magazine for its decision to put Princess Hayfa, whose family has rul…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Saudi Arabia calls Canada one of the world's worst oppressors of women in bizarre crusade
Fahad Alshlimi, a Kuwaiti commentator said on Saudi TV last week that Canada had one of the world's…
Alex Lockie
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Saudi Arabia's national pollsters claimed that the country has absolutely no gender discrimination, which is obviously untrue
Women were only given the legal right to drive in June 2018. Several of the women who campaigned fo…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Women in Saudi Arabia can now join the army but still need permission from a male guardian
In Saudi Arabia every women must have a male guardian - a father, brother, husband, or even son - w…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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A man can eat his wife if suffering from ‘severe hunger’: New fatwa issued by Saudi Arabia
It raised concern and debate over social media since yesterday evening.
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Uber launched a Saudi Arabia-only feature that lets female drivers avoid taking male passengers
In a press release from 2018, Uber said: "We want to enable Saudi women to achieve their economic a…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Saudi Arabia makes history, ending longstanding rule that barred women from driving
In 1990, 47 women were arrested after driving through the streets of Riyadh in defiance of the ban.…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Wipro’s all-women business park in Riyadh will create 21,000 jobs in coming ten years
"Dedicated to working women, this business park is a first of its kind project aimed at providing k…
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Woman drivers could provide a boost to the Saudi Arabia auto market
Women behind the wheel in the kingdom could moderate the decline, although reversing it is unlikely…
Matthew DeBord
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Apple CEO Tim Cook promises to investigate the 'abhorrent' Saudi Arabian app that allows men to track women
The first explained how the app works in depth, and how some women in Saudi Arabia are managing to …
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Google joins Apple in probing Saudi app that lets men control where women travel, as pressure piles on the tech giants to kill the service
An FCO spokesperson said: "We continue to call for an end to the guardianship system to allow women…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Saudi Arabia took an 'unprecedented step' and is preparing for a coup
Salman has given his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman great responsibility and removed Prince Muqrin …
Will Martin
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Saudi Arabia took an 'unprecedented step' amid reports of a coup
Salman has given his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman great responsibility and removed Prince Muqrin …
Will Martin
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This Is What Saudi Arabia's First PSA For Violence Against Women Looks Like
According to KKF's "No More Abuse" website, "The phenomenon of battered women in Saudi Arabia is mu…
Laura Stampler
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Saudi Arabia reverses longstanding ban on women driving
"Some said that it was inappropriate in Saudi culture for women to drive, or that male drivers woul…
Peter Jacobs
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Saudi Arabia appoints ex-diplomat's daughter and princess as its first female ambassador to the US
Women across Saudi Arabia have been seeing many changes over the past few years. In a 2017 royal de…
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Saudi Arabia has reportedly been torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge for over six months
Amnesty International obtained three separate testimonies which reveal instances of sexual harassme…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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A massive rave took place in a Saudi desert. It was just like any other festival, bar the electronic music pausing for the Islamic call to prayer, say reports
David Guetta performed at MDLBEAST Soundstorm — a music festival on the outskirts of Riyadh in the …