Saudi Arabia releases two prominent women’s rights activists

Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah were arrested in August 2018 as part of a crackdown against dissent.

Saudi Arabia has released two prominent women’s rights activists held in detention for nearly three years, a rights group has confirmed. “Human rights defenders Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah have been released following the expiry of the sentences against them,” ALQST for Human Rights said in a tweet on Sunday.