Saudi Arabia Women Defy Authorities Over Female Driving Ban
Women in Saudi Arabia plan to demonstrate Saturday against their nation’s de facto ban on women driving — by getting behind the steering wheel.
It’s not yet clear how many women will defy authorities to drive themselves through the streets of the Kingdom.
But the campaign for change has been gathering pace on social media, with numerous women filming themselves behind the wheel in various cities, and then uploading those videos to YouTube.
Supporters of the campaign told CNN on Saturday morning that so far at least two women had driven, one in the capital, Riyadh, without incident. More are expected to follow suit.
No one has yet been arrested but an increased security presence has been reported on the capital’s streets.
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