Newsdeck: Saudi Orders Temporary Release of Three Women's Rights Activists By Bloomberg
The release was ordered after the Riyadh court reviewed a request from the defendants, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported.
Amnesty identified the released women as Al Nafjan, Alyousef and Almohareb. Ali Shihabi — who heads a pro-Saudi think tank in Washington — posted on Twitter a picture of Alyousef with her family after being released. Their detention caused controversy at home and abroad, especially after some said they had been tortured in custody. Saudi Arabia says they were not mistreated but the case was among a number that have cast a pall over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to loosen many of the traditional restrictions in the kingdom and prepare the economy for a time after oil.
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