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'I'm a prisoner and my crime is that I'm a Saudi woman'
Saudi Arabia's guardianship system means that men have the power to make a range of critical decisions on a woman's behalf. Now, some Saudi women are using social media to push back.
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'I'm a prisoner and my crime is that I'm a Saudi woman'
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on October 24, 2017. The Crown Prince pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth. "We are returning to what we were before -- a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the economic forum in Riyadh.
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The man in charge of Saudi Arabia
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A general manager of Alarab TV, Jamal Khashoggi, looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on December 15, 2014. The pan-Arab satellite news broadcaster owned by billionaire Saudi businessman Alwaleed bin Talal will go on air February 1, promising to "break the mould" in a crowded field.AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish official: Khashoggi's body was cut into pieces
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Pompeo speaks following Saudi Arabia trip
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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2011, file photo, Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks on his cellphone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Washington Post said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, it was concerned for the safety of Khashoggi, a columnist for the newspaper, after he apparently went missing after going to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
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Questions linger after journalist disappears
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31st August 1945: Five sons of King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia board a plane at Herne Airport in Hampshire. They are the Amir Faisal (later King Faisal), Amir Mohammed, Amir Fahd (later King Fahd), Amir Abdullah Al Faisal and Amir Nawaf. On the left is the Saudi Ambassador in London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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Saudi Arabia's Royal Family: What to know
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Saudi women drivers get behind the wheel
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A picture taken on November 5, 2017 in Riyadh shows a general view of the closed Ritz Karlton hotel in Riyadh. A day earlier Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billioniare, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom's young crown prince Mohammed bin Salman consoliates power. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Saudi Arabia arrests 11 princes after protest
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Why are Iran and Saudi Arabia so at odds?
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Cartoonist draws lines in Saudi culture
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HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 opening ceremony at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. World leaders are gathering for the 11th G20 Summit from September 4-5. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri - Pool/Getty Images)
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Saudi Arabia: What's going on?
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Crown Prince leads anti-corruption sweep
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Saudi Arabia princes arrested in corruption case
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on October 24, 2017. The Crown Prince pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth. "We are returning to what we were before -- a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the economic forum in Riyadh. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
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The 32-year-old trying to revamp Saudi Arabia
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Spokeswoman defends progress in Saudi Arabia
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