On Monday 26 October,  Loujain AlHathloul, a 31-year-old Saudi women’s rights activist who has been arbitrarily detained since May of 2018 started a hunger strike to protest conditions of her imprisonment in Saudi Arabia. This is the second time this year that Loujain has been denied regular communication with her family. Loujain is now being forced to take on a second hunger strike after seven weeks of Saudi authorities again denying her the right to speak to her family. 

Since 26 Oct: 

• The family has not seen or heard from Loujain

Instead:

• The Ladies European Tour has commenced in Saudi Arabia with prize money up to 1Million USD - another sports washing effort by Saudi Arabia and #MBS. 
• The #G20 virtual summit starts next week - so far a majority of world leaders have failed to condemn Loujain’s imprisonment and call for her release and call out Saudi Arabia’s gross human rights violations
• The Saudi Ambassador to the UK Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, said in an interview with The Guardian that the kingdom was considering clemency.
• One day later Saudi Arabia’s embassy in London denied a report that Riyadh was considering clemency for jailed female activists ahead of a G20 summit.

The family and supporters of Loujain are asking for your support to take immediate action to advocate for Loujain’s freedom and basic human rights. 

• Use the social media kit now to tweet in support of Loujain and call on #G20 governments to take action immediately
• Send our sample letter to your MP today and urge them to hold their governments accountable in taking action today. (email contact info is included)
• Sign and Share the #FreeLoujain Change.Org Petition