Riyadh, Feb. 11 -- Saudi Arabian authorities have released women's rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab after she served four years of a 34-year prison sentence, which was initially imposed over her posts on X (formerly Twitter).

Al-Shehab release was announced on Monday, February 10, by ALQST, a UK-based Saudi rights group.

ALQST urged authorities to "grant her full freedom, including the right to travel to complete her doctoral studies at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom."

Amnesty International's Middle East researcher, Dana Ahmed, welcomed Al-Shehab's release but called on Saudi authorities to ensure she is not subjected to a travel ban or further punitive measures.

"For more than four years, she has been subje...