Two Saudi women’s rights activists released from prison

Michelle Obama, left, and Hillary Clinton, right, present the 2012 International Women of Courage Award to Samar Badawi at the State Department in Washington (Charles Dharapak/AP)

Two Saudi women’s rights campaigners have been released from prison, three years after a sweeping crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman targeting female activists, human rights groups have said.

It now appears that all the women’s rights activists detained in the 2018 sweep have been released from prison, although the status of one woman remains unclear.