DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly worded …
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Al-Hathloul rejected an offer to rescind her allegations of torture in exchange for early release, according to her family. One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced …
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Women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to drive since the kingdom lifted the ban in June 2018, one of the historic social reforms inaugurated over the last few years …
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Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, sentenced to nearly six years – World News , Firstpost
State-linked Saudi news outlet Sabq reported that al-Hathloul was found guilty by the kingdom’s anti-terrorism court on charges including agitating for change, pursuing a foreign agenda and using the internet …
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Home » Website » International » Saudi Arabia: Prominent Women’s Rights Activist Gets Nearly 6 Years Jail Associated Press (AP) 2020-12-28T17:58:13+05:30 Saudi Arabia: Prominent Women’s Rights Activist Gets Nearly 6 …
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Saudi Jails Women’s Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul for 5 Years and 8 Months Under Anti-terrorism Law
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is seen in this undated handout picture. (Marieke Wijntjes/Handout via REUTERS) The women’s rights activist was convicted of ‘various activities prohibited by the anti-terrorism …
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HYDERABAD: After two and a half years, Telangana state can now boast of fully functional Women’s Commission. The state government late on Sunday night announced the appointment of Vakiti Sunitha …
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Maharashtra’s ‘gender budget’ for FY 2020-21 unfavourable towards women’s empowerment: UNICEF study
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 12, 2020 11:21:23 pm “There’s a need for a ‘Gender Action Plan’ as women account for 48 per cent of Maharashtra’s population.’ …
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Chhattisgarh Women’s Commission president Kiranmayi Nayak triggered a controversy on Friday by her remark that “mostly girls file FIR for rape after separation.” Nayak told reporters, “If a married man …
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Filmmaker Rohan Sippy feels there is dearth in the portrayal of women who have been accused of brutal crimes, and says his upcoming web show, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, …
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BUENOS AIRES — Argentine lawmakers took a major step on Friday toward legalizing abortion and fulfilling a promise of President Alberto Fernández, who has made women’s rights a central tenet …
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A dispute over payment of rent for a building during the current pandemic that had reached the police was settled at an adalat of the Kerala Women’s Commission here on …
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The U.S. women’s national soccer team donned jackets emblazoned with the words “Black Lives Matter” Friday in a friendly match with the Netherlands Friday. Several of the players also took …
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With more childcare and domestic work, the pandemic poses a ‘real danger’ to women’s progress, UN finds
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images LONDON — Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, women have been bearing the brunt of extra childcare duties and unpaid domestic work, …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Appearing weak and shaking uncontrollably, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent prisoners, the women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, appeared before a Saudi judge on Wednesday to learn …
