Article contentA Saudi court has sentenced women’s rights activist and University of British Columbia graduate Loujain al-Hathloul to almost six years in prison, where observers say she has been held and abused since her arrest. Hathloul, 31, was arrested along with 12 other activists in 2018 for advocating for greater freedom for women in Saudi Arabia, including the right to drive. She has been in prison ever since and charged with “conspiring against the kingdom” as well as spying. Try refreshing your browser, or UBC graduate and Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to prison Back to videoOn Monday, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court sentenced Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, though with credit for time served and a suspension of the final two years and 10 months of the sentence, she could be granted a conditional release in March 2021. “The condition of her coming out (of prison) is something I’m worried about,” said Momani, a political scientist at the University of Waterloo.

Source: National Post December 28, 2020 13:58 UTC