Manahel al-Otaibi
Eleven years in prison for supporting women’s rights
Saudi Arabia
Manahel al-Otaibi
Eleven years in
prison for
supporting
women’s rights
Saudi Arabia
Manahel al-Otaibi
is a fitness instructor and a brave outspoken advocate for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.In November 2022, she was arrested after posting to Snapchat photos of herself at a shopping mall. In the photos, she was not wearing the traditional long-sleeved loose robe known as an abaya.
Manahel has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in a secret hearing.
She was arrested and charged with violating Saudi Arabia’s “Anti-Cyber Crime” Law.
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