Further arrests of Saudi women's rights activists in escalating crackdown

Ten leading campaigners reportedly held as media denounce women as ‘traitors’ for supporting end to ban on female drivers At least 10 prominent Saudi activists, mostly women’s rights campaigners, have now been reported to have been arrested in what appears to be an escalating clampdown ahead of the much-vaunted lifting of the prohibition on women driving in the kingdom on 24 June. The arrests, with more feared by human rights campaigners, come amid a high-profile campaign in Saudi media outlets and on social media denouncing the women as “traitors”. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/21/further-arrests-saudi-arabia-womens-rights-activists-driving-ban #Headlines by: Peter Beaumont

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