Prisoners of Conscience

Monitoring & Documentation

Monitoring & Documentation Update on imprisoned activist and mother-of-two Salma al-Shehab
ALQST is concerned to learn that the husband of women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab, currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for her peaceful activity on Twitter, has unexpectedly filed for divorce.
2023-05-31
Monitoring & Documentation Nine facing execution in Saudi Arabia for acts committed as minors, despite official claims to have ended this illegal practice
At least nine young men are at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for crimes they allegedly committed as minors, in direct contradiction of official claims to have ended this violation.
2023-05-12
Monitoring & Documentation “Jailed for a tweet”: State TV warns Saudi viewers to study the law before posting on social media
The Saudi state broadcaster has brazenly laid bare the authorities’ determination to suppress free speech online, by interviewing a man jailed for a single tweet.
2023-04-13
Monitoring & Documentation Eight Saudi women launch hunger strike against detention
ALQST has learned that women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab and seven other detained Saudi women have been on hunger strike since 23 March 2023 in protest against their unjust detention and trial.
2023-03-30

Advocacy & Campaigns

Advocacy & Campaigns Saudi Arabia: Microsoft Should Suspend Data Center Plans
Microsoft should suspend its plans to invest in a new cloud data center in Saudi Arabia until it can demonstrate how it will mitigate potential rights abuses, 18 human right groups said today.
2023-05-24
Advocacy & Campaigns Joint Organisational Statement of Support for “A People’s Vision for Reform in Saudi Arabia”
We, the undersigned organisations, express our support for “A People’s Vision for Reform in Saudi Arabia,” the Saudi-led blueprint for democracy and human rights for the people of Saudi Arabia.
2023-05-18
Advocacy & Campaigns Civil society concerned over Saudi Arabia’s attempt to whitewash its human rights record through the World Expo 2030
Led by MENA Rights Group, civil society calls on the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to exclude Saudi Arabia's candidacy as a potential host for World Expo 2030 due to its poor human rights record.
2023-05-16
Advocacy & Campaigns Joint statement: States must take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom
We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, condemn the use of spyware against journalists and media workers.
2023-05-04

Reports

Reports The Dark Side of Neom: Expropriation, expulsion and prosecution of the region’s inhabitants
"The Dark Side of Neom" details the vicious campaign against members of the Huwaitat tribe who objected to their forcible eviction in 2020 for construction of a futuristic megacity, Neom. 
2023-02-16
Reports A New Low: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia in 2022
ALQST’s latest annual report documents the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia in 2022.
2023-02-13
Reports A Soft Touch? Human Rights and the UK-Saudi Relationship
ALQST presents this position paper on the UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and the potential to use its close ties with Riyadh much more robustly to prevent abuses and promote respect for human rights.
2022-12-07
Reports The Spotlight Fades, Repression Mounts Again: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia in 2021
ALQST’s latest annual report documents the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
2022-02-07

ALQST In The Media

CBS
Sportswashing
2023-04-11

As repression grows in Saudi Arabia, so too does investment in sports

"My message is that, why would you go to Saudi Arabia and stay silent on what is going on on the ground? Why, why won't you speak on behalf of the pri...
Middle East Eye
Neom
2023-02-21

Neom: International companies ignore questions over human rights risks

International companies working on Saudi Arabia's $500bn Neom megacity, which has forcibly displaced members of the Howeitat tribe, have ignored reque...
Middle East Eye
Neom
2023-02-16

Neom: Saudi Arabia jails nearly 50 tribespeople for resisting displacement

New Alqst report details displacement and arrest of members of Howeitat tribe to make way for megacity. ... Human rights organisation, Alqst, publishe...
Middle East Eye
Mohammed al-Qahtani
2023-02-08

Saudi Arabia: Family of imprisoned and forcibly disappeared activist seek answers

"The Saudi authorities are continuing to brazenly clamp down on opposition voices, including by imposing jail sentences against them of unprecedented...
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Death penalty
2023-02-03

Saudi Arabia's executions thwart trust in reforms

This view was confirmed by Julia Legner, executive director at ALQST, a London-based human rights organization that focuses on defending and promoting...
The Cradle
Neom
2023-01-26

Three Saudi nationals face execution over refusal to displace NEOM residents

Human rights defender based in Saudi Arabia, ALQST, disclosed that the men belong to the Al-Huwaitat tribe – Shadli, Ibrahim, and Atallah Al-Hwaiti. A...
The Mirror
Sportswashing
2023-01-07

Cristiano Ronaldo told to "use his voice for good" by sister of Saudi Arabia torture victim

Lina, who works for ALQST for Human Rights, said: “After Khashoggi they think they can imprison anyone without accountability. They still have mass ex...
TV5Monde
Sportswashing
2023-01-06

Dakar 2023 : femme et pilote, au delà du symbole, à quand plus de droits pour les Saoudiennes ?

" Si les sportifs participent et font partie de la machine de relations publiques du gouvernement saoudien, cela ne sert vraiment à rien, au contraire...
The Guardian
UK-Saudi ties
2022-12-11

UK to downgrade commitment to human rights for close diplomatic ties

Yet Saudi Arabia had by the end of November executed 148 people this year, double the number for 2021. The Saudi human rights group ALQST last week de...
Equal Times
Neom
2022-11-28

The Saudi government wants to build a ‘city of the future’ – is it really prepared to execute those that stand in its way?

According to a report by ALQST, a London-based NGO that works to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia, Shadli al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim al-Huwaiti and Ataull...
ITV
Sportswashing
2022-11-22

ITV’s coverage of Saudi Arabia opening world Cup match to feature warnings from human rights activist on the state’s purchase of Newcastle United

“It will backfire on them, it will backfire on the UK as well, if they don’t stop a dictator from investing and having so much power in their country....
Middle East Eye
Prisoners of conscience
2022-11-14

Saudi man sentenced to 10 years over tweets about unemployment

A Saudi Arabian man who was forcibly disappeared for his tweets has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, plus a 10-year travel ban, the UK-based righ...
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