As of 27 June 2018[update], Al Jazeera English stated that nine of the activists, out of a total of 17, remained under arrest without contact with their families or lawyers.[1] Al-Yousef was released from prison, without the charges against her being dropped, in late March 2019.[2] As of 2 August 2019[update], Loujain al-Hathloul, Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sada remained under arrest, while several of the other detained women had been released while their trials continued.[3]