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Saudi Women's Activists Arrested Ahead Of Driving Ban

For years they fought for the right to drive and an end to their country's male guardianship system. This week they were taken into custody by authorities.

At least six prominent defenders of women's rights in Saudi Arabia were detained this week, six weeks before the kingdom's ban on women from driving is due to be lifted June 24.

Activist Loujain al-Hathloul was arrested at her home on Tuesday evening, to Amnesty International. She campaigned against the decades-old driving ban and in a list of the

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