Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul is a Saudi women's rights activist, social media figure, and political prisoner. She was arrested on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia. In May 2018, she and several prominent women's rights activists were kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and deported to Saudi Arabia where they were charged with "attempting to destabilise the kingdom." Her ex-husband, Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi, was forcibly returned from Jordan to the Kingdom and placed under arrest.
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- Born in
- Jeddah
- Educated at
- SorbonneUniversity of British Columbia
- Awards
- 🏆 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize🏆 BBC 100 Women🏆 Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize🏆 Prix Liberté
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1989
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