Saudi Arabia Puts Group of Women's Rights Activists on Trial
- Loujain Al Hathloul, Aziza Alyousef face charges in Riyadh
- Women arrested in crackdown in May along with male supporters
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Several of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists were put on trial on Wednesday as the kingdom moves forward in prosecuting a group of citizens accused of undermining state security.
Loujain Al Hathloul, 29, and Aziza Alyousef, 60, were among those facing charges at Riyadh’s criminal court. They’re part of a group of 10 women who’ll stand trial individually, according to Sheikh Ibrahim Al Sayari, head of the court. Blogger and activist Eman Al Nafjan and feminist academic Hatoon Al Fassi also face charges, he said.