Qatar authorities are holding a women's rights activist after she returned from exile in the UK, campaigners fear

By Mail on Sunday Reporter 01:37 24 Oct 2021, updated 01:37 24 Oct 2021

It is feared that activist Noof al-Maadeed, 23, is being held by Qatar authorities
She has not been heard from since October 13 after returning to Doha weeks ago
Ms al-Maadeed sought asylum in Britain to escape from alleged domestic abuse

Campaigners fear authorities in Qatar are holding women’s rights activist Noof al-Maadeed after she returned to the country from exile in the UK.

The 23-year-old sought asylum in Britain in 2019 to escape alleged domestic abuse.

She has not been heard from since October 13, having returned to Doha three weeks ago following assurances she would be safe.

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Noof al-Maadeed has not been heard from since October 13 after returning to Doha weeks ago

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Rothna Begum, senior women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, said: ‘The authorities have hinted that she may be being detained for her own protection and it is her own choice.’

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