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August 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia may execute first female political activist

Human rights activists are campaigning to save the life of the first woman in Saudi Arabia to be sentenced to death over her political activism. 

September 7, 2016
Saudi appoints first female commercial judge

The Administrative Appeals Court in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern province has reportedly appointed the first female arbitrator in a commercial case.

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August 25, 2016
Human Rights Watch Analyzes Women's Decision-Making in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system remains the most significant impediment to women’s rights in the country despite limited reforms over the last decade, Human

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The Economist interviews a Saudi female councillor

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January 11, 2016

The Economist interviews a Saudi female councillor

The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, speaks to Huda Al-Jeraisy, one of

The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, speaks to Huda Al-Jeraisy, one of

November 10, 2015
Introducing Saudi Arabia’s first women candidates

November 9, 2015
First women register to vote in Saudi Arabia