ALERT UPDATE: Manal al-Sherif released; Continued Call for the Repeal of Saudi Arabia's Fatwa on Women's Driving of Automobiles

[Equality Now]

Update! 31 May 2011: Saudi women’s rights activist Manal al-Sherif has been released by Saudi authorities on 30 May 2011 after nine days in custody. While this is a positive development, the Fatwa prohibiting women from driving automobiles and thereby limiting their freedom of movement has still not been repealed and women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Thank you to everyone who signed the petition!! Please continue to call on the Saudi government to repeal this Fatwa, which prohibits women from driving automobiles and violates their rights under international law. (If you have already signed, click here to go directly to our Tell-A-Friend page to spread the word via email.) Take action here: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6208/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=7007 You can now easily share this action with all of your friends on Facebook & Twitter! Look for the sharing links at the top of the action page! Please click on the following link for further information as well as full contact information for officials if you wish to fax or send your own personalized letter: http://www.equalitynow.org/english/takeaction/newsalert/urgentalert_saudiarabia_20110526_en.html We hope that you will support this and our other Women's Action campaigns.   EQUALITY NOW works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world. Connect with us: You have received this email through your subscription to Equality Now's email list. If you did not subscribe, or would no longer like to receive email updates unsubscribe here.