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Saudi women relaunch driving campaign
Saudi women activists have relaunched a campaign for the right to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, urging women to get behind the wheel on December 28
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audi women activists have relaunched a campaign for theright to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, urging women to get behindthe wheel on December 28.
The call for action
is a 'reminder of the right so it is not forgotten,' activist Nasima al-Sada
told AFP, adding that women nationwide are being urged to drive on the chosen
day.
The absolute monarchy is the only country in the world where women are
barred from driving, a rule that has drawn international condemnation.
'We will
continue until we get our rights,' Sada said, calling the latest move a
continuation of a campaign launched on October 26, when 16 activists were
stopped by police for defying the ban
