Members of the women's rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Berlin
Members of the women's rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Berlin October 28, 2013, to demand the right for Saudi women to drive in their country. Saudi women demanding the right to drive said on Sunday they would keep up their campaign a day after government warnings and a heavy police presence thwarted their call for many women to get behind the wheel. The activists say no specific law in Saudi Arabia bans women from driving, although women cannot apply for driving licences. Government officials say a ban is in effect because it accords with the wishes of society in the conservative kingdom. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) TEMPLATE OUT
Members of the women's rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Berlin
Members of the women's rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Berlin October 28, 2013, to demand the right for Saudi women to drive in their country. Saudi women demanding the right to drive said on Sunday they would keep up their campaign a day after government warnings and a heavy police presence thwarted their call for many women to get behind the wheel. The activists say no specific law in Saudi Arabia bans women from driving, although women cannot apply for driving licences. Government officials say a ban is in effect because it accords with the wishes of society in the conservative kingdom. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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