Eman al-Nafjan | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Riyadh,[1] University of Birmingham[1] |
Occupation(s) | writer, educator |
Children | 3[1] |
Website | saudiwoman.wordpress.com |
Eman al-Nafjan is a Saudi Arabian blogger[2] and women's rights activist.[3] She was detained by Saudi authorities in May 2018 along with Loujain al-Hathloul and five other women's rights activists in what Human Rights Watch interpreted as an attempt to frighten the activists, during the 2018–2019 Saudi crackdown on feminists.[4]
On 14 March 2019, PEN America announced that Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, and Eman Al-Nafjan would receive the 2019 PEN America/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, which was presented on 21 May at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. [5]
In late March 2019, the women presented their defence and described physical and sexual abuse they had endured in captivity. Eman al-Nafjan, together with Aziza al-Yousef and Dr Rokaya Mohareb were released on bail.[6]
In September 2019, al-Nafjan received "The Prize for Courage", awarded by Reporters Without Borders. She remained barred from travelling out of Saudi Arabia, and hence could not collect her award.[7][8]
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