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The Latest Breaking News from Manahel alOtaibi

Aryna Sabalenka has no issues playing in Saudi Arabia but Coco Gauff ‘concerned’

The WTA Finals will be held in Riyadh for the next three years.

The Independent UK

Saudi fitness instructor stabbed in face while jailed over women’s rights posts

Pen used in assault on Manahel al-Otaibi, who has been imprisoned for 11 years for ‘terrorist’ tweets after secret trial

The Guardian - UK

Saudi money has reshaped boxing but how do we justify the human cost?

In a defining week for Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and boxing, the glitz of a unifying world heavyweight contest sits uncomfortably against a backdrop of human rights concerns

The Guardian - UK

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With a bit of Saudi topspin, tennis fans can overlook its brutal repression of women

The WTA finals host revealed its commitment to women’s rights by jailing a female activist

The Guardian - UK

Fitness Instructor Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Demanding An End To Saudi Arabia's Guardian Laws

`After being arrested for "her choice of clothing and support for women's rights" in November 2022, Manahel al-Otaibi has been sentence to 11 years in prison.

International Business Times UK

Saudi court ‘secretly’ hands 11-year sentence to women's rights activist

A Saudi court has recently sentenced women's rights activist Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison in a "secret hearing", according to two human rights groups who denounced the ruling as contradictory to the kingdom’s “narrative of reform and women’s empowerment”.

France 24

Saudi Woman Sentenced To 11 Years For Women's Rights Advocacy

Saudi woman Manahel al-Otaibi sentenced to 11 years in prison for advocating women's rights and attire choice, sparking calls for her release and highlight...

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Female fitness instructor jailed in Saudi Arabia over her 'choice of clothing'

Her sister only escaped prosecution by fleeing the country

Evening Standard

Tweets Or 'Terrorism'?: Saudi's Jailed Online Activists

A Saudi court's decision to sentence fitness influencer Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison highlights what activists describe as a fierce crackdown on even vaguely critical online speech.

International Business Times

Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights

Manahel al-Otaibi, who promoted female empowerment on social media, was arrested under anti-terror laws

The Guardian - UK

Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom

A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts, becoming the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabian woman arrested over Twitter and Snapchat posts promoting reform

Manahel al-Otaibi, 29, was held in November on charges including using a hashtag calling for end to male guardianship

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