News of the liberation in Saudi Arabia of activist Nouf Abdel Aziz, hours after the liberation of Loujain Al-Hathloul

Human rights activists reported on social media Wednesday that the Saudi authorities released the blogger, who has been detained since 2018, Nouf Abdel Aziz, in the second such move in a few hours.

The “Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa” ​​said, via Twitter, that Nouf Abdel Aziz was released “from jail on Wednesday.”

Dozens of Saudi activists posted tweets celebrating the release of Nouf, who was arrested in June 2018, according to Reporters Without Borders, although authorities in the kingdom have not issued any official statement on the matter.

Abdul Aziz is a Saudi academic who studied Arabic literature at a university in the Kingdom, along with her participation in journalistic work with well-known Saudi media, including the newspaper “Sabq”, close to the authorities, and the government. “Al Channel Majd “.

Nouf went after 2011 to blog on social media, which made her the center of attention, despite keeping her photos and personal life away from her followers.

The activist was arrested on June 6, 2018, as part of what is known in the media as the case of the “embassy agents”, which had 17 defendants, and accused them of carrying out “organized work to violate religious and national constants, and suspicious. ” communication with external parties, recruitment of people who work in sensitive government sites and support. “Financial support for hostile elements abroad, with the aim of undermining the security and stability of the Kingdom.”

Abdulaziz’s release comes hours after Saudi Arabia announced the release of well-known human rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, who was previously sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison in a case in which she faced charges of incitement to violence. change. the political system.

Source: “Twitter” + Gulf media

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