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The prominent Saudi women's right activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison, her family says.

Ms Hathloul, 31, was instrumental in the movement to allow women to drive in the kingdom. She was detained in 2018, just weeks before the ban was lifted.

Ultimately charged with breaking anti-terror laws, she was initially sentenced to nearly six years in a maximum security prison, but two years and 10 months were suspended.

We spoke to Mona Eltahawy who is an author and women's rights campaigner who told us about how her actions contributed furthering the call towards equality in Saudi Arabia.

(Photo: A woman viewing a tweet posted by the sister of Loujain al-Hathloul, Lina, showing a screenshot of them having a video call. Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP)