Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to more than five years in prison

Published December 28, 2020 4:11pm ET



A prominent women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to nearly six years in prison under a “vague and broadly worded” counterterrorism law.

Loujain al Hathloul has been in prison since May 2018. Several stretches of that time have been served in solitary confinement, according to the Associated Press. Because of her previous time served and a suspension of two years and 10 months, Hathloul could be released as soon as March 2021.

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