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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12701

20 April 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 35
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Human rights
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul receives Council of Europe Václav Havel Prize
Strasbourg, 19/04/2021 (Agence Europe)

The 8th Václav Havel Human Rights Prize was awarded on Monday to Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul. Released after 1,001 days in prison, the laureate was unable to appear via video conference at the ceremony organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as she is banned from public expression. Her sister Lina, who lives in Brussels, intervened on her behalf.

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