Among them, Loujain Al-Hathloul … Saudi Arabia studies the release of feminist activists

British newspaper The Guardian quoted Saudi Ambassador to the UK Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as saying his country is considering amnesty for detained activists, including Loujain Al-Hathloul, who has gone on strike. hunger two weeks ago, before hosting the G20 summit, according to the “BBC” site.

In his statement to the newspaper, the Saudi ambassador said Saudi courts had found the activists guilty of more than just defending the right to drive, noting that a debate was underway in the Saudi Foreign Ministry as to whether their their continued detention cost the kingdom political prejudice which outweighed the possibility of arresting them.

Ahead of the G20 summit, scheduled for the 21st and 22nd of this month, statements from the Saudi ambassador have emerged, including that the empowerment of women will be one of the issues the summit will focus on.

The activist, Loujain Al-Hathloul, has gone on a hunger strike in al-Ha’ir high security prison to protest his conditions. The United Nations Women’s Rights Committee expressed concern over her deteriorating health last week.

Al-Hathloul was arrested along with nine other women’s rights activists in May 2018, shortly before the kingdom granted women the right to drive.