Saudi women’s rights activist says phone hack by U.S. contractors led to arrest -lawsuit

A Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist accused three former U.S. intelligence contractors of an illegal hack of her phone that was instrumental in her being arrested and later tortured in her home country, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court. Loujain al-Hathloul helped lead a campaign to allow Saudi Arabian women to drive

Women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul released after 1,001 days in Saudi prison

UBC graduate had been detained in Saudi Arabia since May 2018 Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has been released from detention in Saudi Arabia, where she had been held since May 2018. Her family confirmed her release on Wednesday. Alhathloul, 31, is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and an internationally recognized activist. In December