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Saudi rights activist sentenced to 5 years in prison

Saudi women’s rights activist Al-Hathloul was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison Monday. A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, local media reported, in a trial that has drawn international condemnation and as Riyadh faces new U.S. scrutiny.
Hathloul, 31, has been held since 2018 following her arrest along with at least a dozen other women’s rights activist. Hathloul was charged with seeking to change the Saudi political system and harming national security, local media said. The court suspended two years and 10 months of her sentence, or time served since Hathloul was arrested on May 15, 2018, the newspapers said, France 24 reported.

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