Amnesty International protested outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in London on Thursday to call for the release from prison of women who campaigned for the right to drive.

Protesters drove past the embassy beeping their horns and held placards with slogans in support of the women.

In June, Saudi women were allowed to drive for the first time, however, according to Amnesty International, some of the women who successfully campaigned for that right are now locked up in a Saudi prison, including Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef.

"These women were instrumental in lifting the (driving) ban - yet the Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman is now claiming credit for it as one of his ‘visionary reformist policies,'" said Amnesty International in a statement.

Amnesty is asking members of the public to write to the Saudi Arabian embassy in London to call for the immediate release of these women.

cloudy with threat of rain didn't stop amnesty international from protesting the Saudi high commission in london this early morning,

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may seem to have made reforms to the equality of woman by allowing them to drive cars , yet his magnanimous act is marred by the imprisonment of the very liberal and equal rights for woman within the Kingdom ,who first stood up and drove the change , it seems there still imprisoned, one year after . in a very cruel twist , 11 of the women human rights defenders who actively led the campaign against the royal decree banning females from taking a seat behind the wheel have now been arrested. Driving the family on the road is OK. But woman steering towards any change ? not on old chap Amnesty international organised today's drive by protest in defense of the

( Most of the 11 prominent activists who were arrested last week have campaigned against the ban, among them Loujain al-Hathloul, who was detained for 73 days after she tried to drive into Saudi Arabia from the UAE in 2014. A few days after their arrest, government-aligned media launched a public smear campaign to try to discredit them as “traitors”)
traitors to a regime known for its brutal treatment for those who dissent .
the protest was largely peaceful with no arrests.