I wrote about women's activism, social media and the #ChallengeAccepted mini-mess.
But I wanna talk for a bit about @LoujainHathloul and the other Saudi women activists who are in prison.
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Today is July 30, and it is @LoujainHathloul's birthday.
She in prison in Saudi Arabia, where she's been for 2 years-- arrested for her work on getting women the right to drive.
Jamal Khashoggi wrote about her arrest for @washingtonpost in 2018.
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Loujain Hathloul is one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent young women, and in a Saudi prison has endured torture and sexual harassment.
Her jailers offered her a chance to go free if she denied that she was tortured. She refused.
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There is *so much* happening in the world right now and while so much focus has been (rightfully) on racism and anti-blackness, global violence against women must be tackled as well.
If you do the #ChallengeAccepted challenge, spare some caption space for @LoujainHathloul.
The world vowed to hold Saudi Arabia's regime accountable for crimes against citizens who just wanted to speak their minds.
Jamal Khashoggi is dead.
@LoujainHathloul is spending her 31st birthday in jail today.
Hollywood + Silicon Valley continue to cut deals with KSA.
Solidarity to Loujain's family, her brother @WalidAlhathloul and sisters Lina and Alia, who haven't given up speaking out for their sister and for others in Saudi Arabia.
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