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UBC graduate could soon be freed from Saudi prisonLoujain al-Hathloul, a UBC graduate imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for women’s rights activism could be freed within days.Global News at Noon BCFeb 9, 2021
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UBC grad detained in Saudi ArabiaA UBC graduate is one of 10 activists detained in Saudi Arabia weeks before the kingdom is set to quash the world’s only womens’ driving ban. Ted Chernecki has more on what’s driving Loujain Al-Hathloul’s fight for human rights.Global News Hour at 6May 29, 2018
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UBC grad could face up to 20 years in Saudi Arabian prisonThere’s growing concern for a UBC grad who could be facing up to 20 years in a Saudi prison. 31-year old Loujain al-Hathloul has had her charges related to activities as a women’s rights activist transferred from criminal to terrorism court. Atiya Jaffar from ‘Friends of Loujain’ advocacy group shares the latest developments.Global News Morning BCDec 20, 2020
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UBC grad and women’s right activist released from Saudi prisonLoujain al-Hathlou, a prominent women’s rights advocate and UBC grad has been released from her Saudi jail cell where she has been detained for nearly three years.Global News at Noon BCFeb 10, 2021
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The fight for Loujain al-Hathloul’s freedomOutspoken women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is getting her first taste of freedom after spending nearly 3 years in a Saudi jail. We talk to her friend Emna Mizouni about the international campaign that helped get Loujain released.Global News Morning BCFeb 11, 2021
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UBC grad sentenced to 6 years in Saudi prison for defying ban on women drivingProminent Saudi Arabia women’s rights activist and UBC graduate Loujain al-Hathloul was sentenced to nearly six years in prison Monday in a punishment her supporters say is unjust. Catherine Urquhart reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCDec 28, 2020
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Saudi women’s right activist released from jail, fight for freedom far from overA women’s rights activist, and UBC graduate, has been released from Saudi prison. Loujain al-Hathloul’s family confirming after 1,001 days she is finally home. But as Kylie Stanton reports, while the news is a relief for those advocating for her release, the fight for her freedom is far from over.Global News Hour at 6 BCFeb 10, 2021
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UBC Grad sentenced to 6 years in Saudi prison for defying ban on women driving.Loujain al-Hathloul was given nearly six-years in jail for defying a ban on women driving in that country, punishment supporters say is unjust. Jennifer Palma reports.Dec 28, 2020
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Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to nearly 6 years in prisonLoujain al-Hathloul, a women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to six years in prison under the country’s broadly-worded counterterrorism law. Ross Lord reports on the campaign for her freedom, al-Hathloul’s connection to Canada, and the push for Ottawa to intervene.Global NationalDec 28, 2020