Saudi women's rights activists stand trial in criminal court

RIYADH - Several Saudi Arabian women rights activists stood trial on Wednesday for the first time since a group of them were detained last year in a case that has intensified scrutiny of Riyadh’s human rights record after the murder of a prominent journalist.

At the time of the arrests, the public prosecutor said five men and four women were being held on suspicion of harming the country’s interests and offering support to hostile elements abroad. State-backed media labeled them as traitors and “agents of embassies”, unnerving foreign diplomats in the key U.S. ally.

Activists say some of them, including Hathloul, were held in solitary confinement and subjected to mistreatment and torture, including electric shocks, flogging and sexual assault. Saudi officials have denied those allegations. Nafjan and Yousef participated in a protest against the driving ban in 2013. Yousef also authored a petition, which Nafjan and Hathloul signed, in 2016 seeking to end male guardianship, which requires women to obtain the consent of a male relative for major decisions.

So funny spies have become women's rights activists! All these prisoners are criminals and they have state security issues!

hope it goes well

Saudi Arabia has a fair judicial system and every one is appointed a lawyer to defend them

Women know nothing about human rights. They only know their own assets. Put a mask on and look likable. They do not accept themselves as they are. And that is the reason they want to change men.

This should be front page news!

If you know the truth behind this story , you can judge wisely. Lujain and her group ( men and women ) they got paid from other country to work for their agenda. We consider them spy with evidences.

Hello brother and sister... don't worry, and don't afraid one day you happy. I believe about that.

ALL CULTURES ARE EQUAL

Not good

She’s in jail not because she is Rights activist ,, the guilty is coordination with foreigner organizations to influence negatively inside The Kingdom 😒 Stop making ( Activism ) as covered 😏

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