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Eman al-Nafjan

Eman al-Nafjan is a blogger and linguistics PhD candidate based in Riyadh who has been campaigning against the ban on women driving.

Saudi Arabia | May 15, 2014

Saudi activists 'hibernate' after series of arrests

Saudi Arabia has cracked down on prominent rights activists in recent weeks, forcing many to go underground.

Heavy dust is seen as people wait for contestants during a camel race, an annual event organised for desert dwellers, in the desert of Aleghan, north of Saudi Arabia, in Tabuk June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX10RVW
Saudi Arabia | Feb 6, 2014

Saudi activists criticize new counterterror law

Some activists fear Saudi Arabia's new counterterrorism law will allow current state practices against human rights and political activists.

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Saudi Arabia | Nov 1, 2013

Saudi Women Drivers Not Deterred by Arrest

A Saudi womens' activist writes that arrests won't stop women from pushing for their right to drive.

A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom's male-only driving rules. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are barred from driving, but debate about the ban, once confined to the private sphere and social media, is increasingly spreading to public forums too. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nass

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