Saudi Arabia implements electronic tracking system for women

[ragnor144]

RIYADH - Denied the right to travel without consent from their male guardians and banned from driving, women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system that tracks any cross-border movements

Comments

[maynardsong]

These are our allies. Nice.

[johnjie]

I thought there would be a 'jk this is the Onion!' note somewhere....

There wasn't. This is awful, and a testimony to how theocracy does a major disservice to the people of the country.

[suwiel]

I was naively hoping for this too...

[cleotine]

If it wasn't so serious, you might want to laugh at the absurdity of all this. And then start crying.

[pleasure_past]

This is horrible. I hope they can get it overturned.