[5] In late March 2019, the women presented their defence and described enduring physical and sexual abuse in captivity.

[9] In 2013, al-Youssef launched a global awareness campaign following the rape of a 5-year girl by her father, a Saudi cleric.

[2] She "attempted to deliver to the Royal Advisory Council a 14,700-signature petition seeking to abolish the guardianship regulations but she was rebuffed and told to mail it.

"[7] Around 15–18 May 2018, al-Yousef was detained by Saudi authorities, along with Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan, Aisha Almane, Madeha al-Ajroush and two men involved in women's rights campaigning.

[4] Saudi authorities accused the arrested activists of having "suspicious contact with foreign parties", providing financial support to "hostile elements abroad" and recruiting government workers.