Fears for female Saudi activist as detention for driving car is extended

December 14, 2014 16:44

The family of a Saudi woman being held in custody for attempting to drive her car, in defiance of the country's ban on female drivers, has been told that her detention has been extended by 25 days. Worried relatives and friends of Loujain al-Hathloul, 25, who has been in custody in Saudi Arabia since December 1, are yet to be told what charges she faces. They fear that authorities may intend to make an example of her, after becoming frustrated by low-level campaigning by activists against the ban.

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