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The case of al-Otaibi is harrowing. When Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, came to power in 2017, he was praised publicly by al-Otaibi who was already an activist for women’s rights. She proclaimed that, under Bin Salman, she felt free to dress and express herself how she liked. Her view soon darkened.
Sixteen months ago, al-Otaibi was charged on a number of “criminal” counts that included expressing support of women’s rights on social media
and posting Snapchat photos of herself shopping while wearing dungarees rather than the traditional abaya.
The situation worsened when the case was moved to a court specialising in terrorism-related offences.
Al-Otaibi’s fate only became known this month when Saudi officials confirmed to the UN that she had been sentenced to 11 years for “terrorist offences”
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https://theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/14/saudi-arabia-boxing-fury-usyk-riyadh