Fears are growing that Qatari women’s rights activist Noof al-Maadeed has been killed by her own family after she went missing in mid-October.



Noof had been fighting to change the laws in Qatar, where women have effectively the same rights as children and are not allowed to get jobs, travel outside the country or access healthcare without the approval of a male relative.



After a series of attempts on her life, al-Maadeed fled to the UK and had been planning to apply for political asylum.



However, she was persuaded to return to the Middle-Eastern country after being given private assurances by the Qatari authorities.Latest Post