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– Woman rights defender Hatoon Al-Fassi arrested the week after driving ban lifted (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 1, 2018

The renowned scholar and associate professor in women's history is the latest to be arrested by the Saudi government.
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