Activist who pushed to end ban on women driving is released after 1,001 days; remains under strict conditions including 5-year travel ban, 3 years of probation

State-linked media says Loujain al-Hathloul, who campaigned for women's right to drive and for end to guardianship laws, convicted on numerous charges by an anti-terror court

Reema Juffali says she never expected to race professionally in Saudi Arabia, which lifted ban on female drivers last year: 'The fact that I am doing it... is amazing'

Out October 24, HBO documentary 'Saudi Women's Driving School,' follows female drivers who maintain cautious optimism even as gender rights activists still sit behind bars

Despite 'progress,' system not fully dismantled and longtime women's rights activists still face travel bans or are on trial after a sweeping crackdown on dissent last year