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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: The Criminal Conviction of Saudi Women's Rights Activist Loujan al-Hathlou and the Future of Saudi Arabia
Description: Loujan al-Hathloul is a 31 year old Saudi women's rights activist in prison for challenging laws that inhibit women in Saudi Arabia. In early January 2021, she was handed down a nearly six year prison sentence, though much of the sentence was suspended and she may be released as early as February or March. On the line to discuss her case and what the persecution of Loujan al-Hathloul can tell us about the future of Saudi Arabia, is Sari Bashi, a consultant with the advocacy group DAWN -- Democracy for the Arab World Now. Â