Saudi court postpones hearing for women activists after new arrests | World News, The Indian Express

Saudi court postpones hearing for women activists after new arrests | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Riyadh |Published: April 17, 2019 5:57:18 pm

Saudi court postpones hearing for women activists after new arrests

The authorities detained at least 14 people seen as supportive of the women, including one of their sons, according to people close to them.

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators from Amnesty International stage the protest on International Women’s day to urge Saudi authorities to release jailed women’s rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Paris, France, March 8, 2019. (REUTERS/File Photo)

A Saudi court on Wednesday postponed a fourth hearing in the trial of several women rights activists, a case that has intensified Western criticism of Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.