UPDATE 2/12/2021: Due to the tireless efforts of Loujain al-Hathloul’s family, the international solidarity community, and YOU, Loujain has been released and is now home with her family!  But there is still work to be done. Loujain remains banned from travel and has a suspended sentence of nearly three years on charges that define her women’s rights activism as crimes under Saudi Arabia’s terrorism regulations, meaning authorities can return her to prison at any time if she decides to speak out or to resume her activism.

Why does the Saudi government need high-profile stars and lavish events like the Jeddah music festival, fashion week, Formula 1, and MDL Beast? It’s part of a very intentional public relations strategy to whitewash their human rights abuses and launder their reputation.  

We need your help to rally your favorite artists and make sure they don’t have #SaudiRegrets. 

You can help free Saudi human rights activists by pressuring Saudi Arabia and making it harder for them to hide behind entertainment. Nominate a celebrity, musician, athlete, or artist to send their #SaudiRegrets while Loujain remains effectively silenced and other Saudi activists sit in jail.

We are looking for free speech and women’s rights champions in the entertainment industry who want to live their values and help spread the word. We will select celebrities from your votes and recruit them to promote #SaudiRegrets.  

Link : https://www.hrw.org/SaudiRegrets?j=19684&sfmc_sub=3381603&l=17_HTML&u=959017&mid=110006177&jb=6007