Outspoken Saudi princess returns home after nearly three years in jail

Human rights advocate Princess Basmah, a critic of the crown prince's crackdown on dissent, was imprisoned without charge in 2019

A Saudi princess and human rights advocate has returned to her home in Jeddah after three years in a state prison without charge, her supporters and lawyer have confirmed.

Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, 57, a staunch critic of her cousin and Saudi Arabia's effective leader, Mohammed bin Salman, was released on Saturday, along with her daughter, Souhoud al-Sharif, who was arrested with her in March 2019.