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Loujain al-Hathloul
SAUDI Arabia came under fire yesterday for putting prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul on trial on terror charges, nearly three years after her abduction by the country’s intelligence services.
The hearing, held behind closed doors, came with just 24 hours’ notice after the much-delayed case was transferred to a secretive Saudi terrorism court.
No information on the trial had been made public before the Morning Star went to press.
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
