Saudia Arabia authorities are jailing women’s rights advocates. Help us fight for their freedom.


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Dear John,

For decades, Saudi Arabia’s government has treated women as second-class
citizens: depriving them of their rights, including (until last year) the right
to drive. All this in a country where authorities impose severe punishments,
like lashings and executions.

When I hear about Saudi Arabian women like Nassima al-Sada, I honestly wonder:
if I had grown up there, would I be brave enough to speak out?

Nassima didn’t have to wonder — she has been an advocate for human rights,
including women’s rights, in Saudi Arabia her entire life. And since 2018, she’s been in jail because of it.

Please join me in standing up for Nassima and helping win back her freedom. Make a year-end, tax-deductible gift to Amnesty today to fuel our efforts to
get her released — and your gift will be doubled for 2X the impact.
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Nassima risked her own freedom to demand equality for the women in her country —
and she was jailed because of it. She spent the first year behind bars without trial , and was held in solitary confinement from February 2019 until February 2020.
To this day she’s not allowed visitors. All this almost two years AFTER Saudi Arabian authorities lifted the ban on
female drivers.

It’s outrageous that Nassima continues to be jailed... all while Saudi Arabia’s
government seeks acknowledgement for making advancements on women’s rights.

Nassima is just one of many human rights defenders who Amnesty is working to
free in Saudi Arabia. With your support, we will keep pressuring international
leaders to fight for their freedom, and organizing massive letter-writing
campaigns to let them know they’re not forgotten. We will keep all eyes on them and their stories.

We know this type of campaigning works because it’s what Amnesty was founded on. We’ve helped free thousands of prisoners of conscience* since our founding. We
show them that they’re not alone, that they’re not forgotten. We document the
conditions of their imprisonment, take their stories to millions of people, and
apply pressure on global leaders and lawmakers.

As we look ahead to 2021, we have our work cut out for us — but with your
support I know we can enter the new year with the resources to keep fighting for
Nassima and so many others. Please, make your special year-end gift now to help keep up the fight for
Nassima’s freedom, and your impact will be doubled!
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Nassima’s family tells us that she keeps her spirits up by tending to a single
plant in her jail cell, but she longs to be in her garden back home. I hope her story can empower all of us to be courageous to speak up for what’s
right, and to demand respect for human rights and human dignity.

Sincerely,


Billie Hirsch

Director of Online Engagement
Amnesty International USA

P.S. Mobilizing people like you to speak up for Nassima helps us make the case
with the Biden administration that the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia
needs to be a focus in their first 100 days. But we need your support to make this all possible.
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*prisoner of conscience: someone who is imprisoned for the peaceful expression
of their beliefs or identity.

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