Noof Al Maadeed

Maadeed was born on 19 October 1998. ==Escape to United Kingdom==

Maadeed fled to the United Kingdom from Qatar in 2019, following years of alleged domestic abuse from her family and restricted women's rights in the country. She sought political asylum, citing domestic violence inflicted by her family, particularly her father, and the Qatari authorities' failure to protect her. On 26 November 2019, she left her house through her bedroom window and went to the airport, first flying to Ukraine, then arriving in the UK. Following her arrival in the UK, Maadeed became a prominent Qatari women's rights activist, spreading awareness of gender discrimination in Qatar. She also gave several television interviews. Maadeed used social media to give advice on immigration and asylum. == Return to Qatar and disappearance ==

In October 2021, Al Maadeed voluntarily returned to Qatar from the United Kingdom after reassurance from Qatari authorities that she would be safe in the country. She stayed in a hotel, and had security presence. She reported receiving threats to her life and sought help from the local authorities, then publicly voiced her concerns about the lack of help she received. In an Instagram video posted on 12 October, she said her family had made attempts to kill her. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights claimed they had received tips that Maadeed had been given to her family's custody on 13 October. Human rights groups reported that Maadeed was feared to have been killed or forced to disappear following her return. In January 2022, Maadeed returned to Twitter on a new account and posted a video confirming that she was alive. She said she had lost the password for her previous account, which had 16,000 followers at the time. She said she was living in Doha and was safe. In March 2023, Maadeed posted several videos on her social media accounts, including Twitter, with the caption "The stupid one who returned to her homeland". The videos allegedly showed human and civil rights violations in Qatar, and Maadeed was visibly in emotional distress. She claimed to be under a travel ban. As of September 2023, Maadeed has not been seen or heard of since. == See also ==