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There's revolution going on all over the Arab world,

but are there any changes in the progress of women's rights in Saudi Arabia?

The BBC's Sue Lloyd Roberts reports for assignment on the situation for women in the Saudi Kingdom,

which remains one of the most repressed in the world.

The Arab world has been engulfed by protest and noise,

protest and noisy demonstrations,

an infectious chain of events which have led to the fall of leaders and regimes.

The call for change has been loud,

but life for women in Saudi Arabia seems to be carrying on as before.

We're treated like children.

We have no access to transportation without a male driver.

You need permission to go to the airport.

You need written permission.

I can't go into any government building like men here.

No.

If I want to start a business, I need a man to open it for me.

We're handcuffed.

People who say it is a prison here, this is just their view.

It is not a prison.

As a Saudi woman is a protected and pampered woman,

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