{"id":462428,"date":"2022-01-09T03:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T03:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/09\/outspoken-saudi-princess-released-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail"},"modified":"2022-01-09T16:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:49:07","slug":"outspoken-saudi-princess-released-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/01\/09\/outspoken-saudi-princess-released-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Outspoken Saudi princess returns home after nearly three years in jail"},"content":{"rendered":"
Human rights advocate Princess Basmah, a critic of the crown prince\u2019s crackdown on dissent, was imprisoned without charge in 2019<\/p>
A Saudi princess and human rights advocate has returned to her home in Jeddah after three years in a state prison without charge, her supporters and lawyer have confirmed.<\/p>
Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, 57, a staunch critic of her cousin and Saudi Arabia\u2019s effective leader, Mohammed bin Salman, was released on Saturday, along with her daughter, Souhoud al-Sharif, who was arrested with her in March 2019<\/a>.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n