The GuardianJanuary 13, 2016
"Samar Badawi, a prominent Saudi human rights advocate – and the sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi – has been freed on bail after being arrested and held briefly in the same prison as her brother.
Activists reported on Wednesday that Badawi had been released and was now back at home with her infant daughter. But she has been ordered to report to a Jeddah police station on Thursday with her lawyer to face further interrogation.
News of her detention on Tuesday prompted anger from human rights groups in the Gulf and abroad. Raif Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, said Samar had been arrested and transferred to Dhaharan central prison after four hours of questioning.
According to Haidar, Amnesty International and the Raif Badawi Foundation – a Canadian advocacy group – Samar is believed to have been arrested for posting to a Twitter account used to campaign for the release of her former husband, Waleed Abu al-Khair, and for publishing of photo of him in jail."
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Also see this article by Amnesty International:
January 12, 2016
“Samar Badawi’s arrest today is yet another alarming setback for human
rights in Saudi Arabia and demonstrates the extreme lengths to which the
authorities are prepared to go in their relentless campaign to harass
and intimidate human rights defenders into silent submission,” said
Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme.
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