Document #2008208

RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières

Saudi journalist Hatoon al-Fassi freed provisionally

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) notes that the Saudi journalist, women’s rights activist and university professor Hatoon al-Fassi was released provisionally along with three other women’s rights activists – Amal al-Harbi, Maysaa al-Manea and Abeer Namankani – at the end of a criminal court hearing in Riyadh on 2 May.

Al-Fassi was prosecuted for being in contact with foreign media, diplomats and human rights groups. She was one of a total of 11 women who were targeted in the unprecedented wave of arrests that began a year ago in Saudi Arabia.

Three other women, including the blogger Eman al-Nafjan , were released on 28 March, after the second hearing in their trial.

ecoi.net summary:
Journalist Hatoon al-Fassi released provisionally together with 3 other women's rights activists on 2 May
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Source:
RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Original link:
https://rsf.org/en/news/saudi-journalist-hatoon-al-fassi-freed-provisionally
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
10 May 2019
Document ID:
2008208

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