Women fighting for the right to drive in Saudi Arabia are sorting through conflicting reports of women arrested or stopped for driving before taking their next steps to combat the policy.
Hala Al Dosari, a women's rights activist in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah said she has seen pictures and video from more than 50 women participating in an Oct. 26 movement defying the country's de facto ban on driving.
Al Dosari, who spoke to NewsHour via Skype on Sunday, said she and others involved in the Oct. 26 movement were trying to determine how many women were stopped by police and what charges they would face. Some women were reportedly forced to sign pledges promising not to drive again or were asked to pay fines.
According to Al Dosari, the movement can continue if the consequences for driving involve fines or pledges, but if more serious charges are brought, the movement will have to re-evaluate its strategy.
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