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A key witness in the case against detained human rights activist Essa al-Nukhaifi has denied all knowledge of evidence presented in court as testimony by him against Nukhaifi, which he says was falsified.
2018-04-19
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Essa al-Nukhaifi, a campaigner for reform, has written to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from Mecca General Penitentiary calling for a number of urgent reforms.
2018-02-28
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At 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 the Saudi authorities detained a relative of social and human rights activist Noha al-Balawi as someone who was related to Noha and knew her well.
2018-02-08
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This morning, January 25, 2018, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) handed down jail sentences for rights activist Abdullah al-Atawi and Mohamed al-Oteibi.
2018-01-26
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ALQST has analysed the text of Saudi Arabia’s new Law on Combating Crimes of Terrorism and its Financing, which came out on November 1, 2017.
2017-11-13
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The number of people arrested, among them women, has seen a swift upsurge in the kingdom.
2017-11-02
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Over the past week the Saudi authorities have detained a number of preachers, writers and activists in an as yet unexplained wave of arrests.
2017-09-17
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Saudi judiciary brings “ACPRA trials” to a close with confirmation of the final sentence against Abdulaziz al-Shubaily.
2017-08-14
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The Saudi people and human rights supporters everywhere are looking for radical changes regarding human rights in Saudi Arabia.
2017-06-28
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Qatar has extradited the prominent Saudi human rights defender Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Otaibi to Saudi Arabia.
2017-05-31
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ALQST has learned of a number of prison inmates being moved to solitary confinement and subjected to beatings and torture.
2017-05-17
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On Saturday, April 23, 2017, in the General Court in Hafr al-Batin, Saudi Judge Abdulaziz al-Lahem sentenced Ahmad bin Freih al-Shammari to death.
2017-04-25
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Saudi authorities drag fleeing Saudi woman back to KSA from Philippines, arrest activist showing solidarity.
2017-04-14
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Reports reaching ALQST point to a sharp increase in the spread of infectious diseases in Saudi prisons.
2017-04-11
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an estimated population of 31million with almost a third being migrant workers.
2016-12-18
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Activists Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Oteibi and Abdullah bin Modhi al-Atawi were informed of a case against them in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC).
2016-11-03