Manahel al-Otaibi is a feminist and certified fitness instructor who has been advocating for women's rights for over a decade. She is well-known to the Saudi Arabian authorities for regularly sharing empowering posts on social media. However, she was arrested in November 2022 for "her choice of clothing and support for women's rights."
Recently, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for charges related to what the government called "terrorist offences". According to Amnesty International and ALQST, the Saudi human rights organisation based in London, the 29-year-old was sentenced at a "secret hearing" before the kingdom's Specialised Criminal Court took the case on January 9.
