Or for the crime of daring to speak out in the face of oppression. Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court
A leading Saudi women’s rights activist who’s been imprisoned for 2 1/2 years and drawn attention to the kingdom’s hard limits on dissent will be tried by a court established to oversee terrorism cases, her family said Wednesday.
The referral of Loujain al-Hathloul’s case to the Specialized Criminal Court is a setback for efforts to push for her swift release and means she will face charges related to terrorism and national security.
She was arrested for driving shortly before the Saudi kingdom relaxed its rules about women driving. Her true crime, is questioning authority. That is forbidden by Muslims and Democrats, and some US police departments.
Al-Hathloul is among Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists. She was detained amid a sweeping crackdown spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has ushered in wide-ranging reforms but has simultaneously clamped down on activists who have long pushed for change.
In other words, shut up and do what we tell you to do.
And this is the nation the Useless Nitwits at the UN selected in 2015 to head the Human Rights Council. But that's OK, they got removed from that body. Now the Chinese are on it. (Extermination of Muslims? What are you talking about?)
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