Two women, who spent months in jail for the “crime” of defying Saudi Arabia’s ban on female drivers, were released from prison earlier this week, as par media reports.
Loujain al-Hathloul, 25, and Maysa al-Amoudi, 33, had been arrested in December for driving into Saudi Arabia from the United Arab Emirates.
The two women announced their release through simple messages on their respective social media accounts on Thursday, having spent more than 70 days in detention.
Al-Amoudi posted an image with the message, “praise be to Allah” on her Instagram account after her release. On the other hand al-Hathloul posted a simple hello to her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers.
