Personal information

  • Sex: Female
  • Profession: Academic , Medical professional
  • Place of residence: Al Khobar

Dean of Al Mana College and one of Saudi Arabia’s earliest feminists. She took part in the 1990 campaign against the ban on women driving, in which Mana and some other ladies drove their cars, and wrote a book documenting itentitled The Sixth of November.

Arrest and jail information

  • Date of arrest: 15 May 2018
  • Manner of arrest: In a raid on her home in by special security forces

Violations

  • Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
  • Denied access to a lawyer

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