Saudi Men Now Get Texts When Wives Leave the Country

Few countries have tighter restrictions on women's freedoms than Saudi Arabia: Saudi women are barred from traveling, working or attending school without permission from a father, husband or other male guardian. They're also unable to vote, though they've been promised that will change in 2015 for local elections.

While women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia have made some small progress in the past few years, the Saudi government has recently expanded its oversight of women's activities: Saudi men have since last week been receiving unsolicited text messages alerting them when their wives or daughters are leaving the country, according to CNN.

Saudi men are reportedly getting th…
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