The cases of Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad
al-Butairi and his wife, Loujain al-Hathloul, a women's right-to-drive
activist, who were arrested in 2018, has resurfaced following a Twitter
thread detailing their disappearance.
In a series of tweets, American writer and
television producer Kirk Rudell spoke about his friendship with the
Saudi couple who tried to challenge the kingdom's strict social rules.
The tweets about their disappearance went viral, spotlighting Saudi Arabia's crackdown on activists and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October last year.
Read more: Disappeared Saudi couple highlights crackdown on activists | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera
