Bethany Alhaidari escaped kingdom in 2019 and faces risk of ‘corporal punishment’ if US court sends her daughter back

An American activist who escaped Saudi Arabia in 2019 is at risk of being forced to send her daughter back to the kingdom by a US court because of an ongoing custody dispute.

Bethany Alhaidari is facing a 24 October court date that will determine her future life with her eight-year-old daughter, Zaina.