{"id":23102,"date":"2014-12-08T19:35:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T00:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=23102"},"modified":"2014-12-08T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T00:35:15","slug":"global-war-against-women-saudi-women-detained-for-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=23102","title":{"rendered":"Global war against women: Saudi women detained for driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Activists Call for the Release of Women Detained for Driving – NYTimes.com<\/a>. It begins:<\/p>\n

Saudi activists appealed to their country\u2019s ruler on Monday to free two women who were detained last week after taking part in an ongoing campaign<\/a> to challenge the conservative kingdom\u2019s ban on \u201cdriving while female<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In their open letter to the 90-year-old King Abdullah<\/a>, the activists behind the Oct. 26 Driving campaign<\/a> said that Loujain al-Hathloul<\/a> and Maysaa al-Amoudi,<\/a> who both have valid driver\u2019s licenses from the United Arab Emirates, were arrested on Dec. 1 at a border crossing between Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. after they were tricked by the authorities. Relatives said that their detentions were extended<\/a> by at least 25 more days on Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ms. Hathloul was arrested after she drove from U.A.E. to the Saudi border to highlight what activists call the absurdity of a Saudi woman not being allowed to drive her own car into her native land.<\/em><\/p>\n

On her journey, Ms. Hathloul recorded video of herself behind the wheel<\/a> that has drawn nearly 1 million views since it was posted on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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