Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah were arrested in August 2018 as part of a government crackdown against dissent.
![Nassima al-Sadah, left, and Samar Badawi were held in detention for nearly three years [AFP & EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/h_54533447-2.jpg?resize=770%2C513)
“Human rights defenders Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah have been released following the expiry of the 3-year sentences against them,” ALQST for Human Rights said in a tweet on 27 June 2021. See also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/10/23/saudi-arabia-uses-women-to-spruce-up-its-image-2-efforts/
See also: https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/laureates/eaed8641-4056-4130-a5ff-fb7bf289cece
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/27/saudi-arabia-releases-two-prominent-womens-rights-activists
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