Saudi Arabia detains supporters of women activists, including two US citizens

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Saudi Arabia detains supporters of women activists, including two US citizens
By MEE and agencies

Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight people, including two dual US-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn condemnation from abroad, an associate and a rights group said on Friday.

The 11 women on trial had campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.

Their case has intensified Western criticism of Saudi Arabia's rights record, already in the spotlight after last year's murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.

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