Women to Drive

Saudi Arabia1990 to 2018

Context

In 1990, 47 women drove in a convoy in Riyadh and were arrested. Campaigns in 2011 and 2013 saw women film themselves driving. The ban was lifted in June 2018, but several leading activists, including Loujain al-Hathloul, had been arrested weeks before and were imprisoned.

People and groups

Loujain al-Hathloul, Manal al-Sharif, Aziza al-Yousef and many others.

Key demands

Women's right to drive and an end to the male guardianship system.

Timeline

1990: The Riyadh convoy of 47 women.
2011: Manal al-Sharif posts video of herself driving.
2018: The driving ban ends on 24 June.

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