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WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST AWAITING RE-SENTENCING

UA: Sixth 14.24 Saudi Arabia
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Fitness influencer and women’s rights activist, Manahel al-Otaibi, is scheduled to be taken in front of Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) on June 25, 2025. Manahel al-Otaibi has been imprisoned since November 16, 2022. On January 9, 2024, the SCC sentenced Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison for “terrorist offenses” in a secret trial. She was initially charged with violating the Anti-Cyber Crime Law, then faced additional charges under the counter-terror law due to her tweets in support of women’s rights as well as posting photos of herself at the mall without an abaya (a traditional loose-fitting long-sleeved robe) on Snapchat. Saudi authorities have subjected her to torture and other ill-treatment, as well as enforced disappearance.

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