US President Joe Biden and other world leaders have hailed the release of a Saudi women's activist from prison.
Women's rights campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul was freed on Wednesday after three years behind bars.
She had pushed to end a ban on Saudi women driving, but was sentenced to six years in jail on terrorism-related charges.
Human rights group say al-Hathloul faced torture and sexual assault in prison, allegations which Saudi Arabia denies.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports.
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Women's rights campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul was freed on Wednesday after three years behind bars.
She had pushed to end a ban on Saudi women driving, but was sentenced to six years in jail on terrorism-related charges.
Human rights group say al-Hathloul faced torture and sexual assault in prison, allegations which Saudi Arabia denies.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports.
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