Loujain al-Hathloul (b. 1989) defied the ban of women driving in Saudi Arabia

Loujain is from Saudi Arabia. Until 2018 women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.

In 2014 she deliberately set out to challenge Saudi Arabia’s proscription against female drivers by live streaming her trip as part of a Women to Drive campaign. She was jailed for 73 days.n

She has been arrested and released on several occasions for defying the ban . She has been charged with** attempting to destabilise the kingdom**
In May 2018 she was effectively kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In 2018 the law was changed. The ban was lifted while she was in jail.

In jail she is said to have endured torture, electrocution and threats of dismemberment and rape.

In December 2020 she was sentenced to 5 years 8 months in jail by a special (terrorism court’.

She was released on 10th February 2021 on strict prohibition conditions and faces a 5 year ban on travel. Despite her release Lourjain is far from free.

Awards for her defiance
In 2015 she was ranked 3rd in top 100 Most Powerful Arab Woman
In 2019 received the PEN America/Barbey Freedom
2019/20 nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
2020 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

Sources
Wikipedia
RISE: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World by Malihi Abidi