Hala Al-Dosari | |
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 Hala Al-Dosari, 2018 | |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | Saudi women's activist |
Hala Al-Dosari is a Saudi women's activist. She was awarded the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism by Human Rights Watch in 2018. [1] [2] [3]
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