
ALQST and MENA Rights Group call on the authorities in Saudi Arabia to immediately release humanitarian worker Abdulrahman AlSadhan, who has been subjected to enforced disappearance since March
2019-01-12

ALQST welcomes the announcement made on 2 January 2019 that a cross-party group of British MPs and international lawyers has submitted a request to visit Saudi women activists detained in Saudi prisons.
2019-01-03

Imprisoned human rights activist Mohammed al-Qahtani transferred to solitary confinement.
2018-12-18

ALQST is appalled and dismayed at unconfirmed reports that prominent Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate.
2018-10-09

The businessman and economics writer Essam al-Zamel was arrested for expressing his support for human rights and liberties.
2018-10-02

On 01 June 2018, security forces arrested Al-Muraisy from his home and transferred him to an unknown location.
2018-09-26

The Saudi authorities have opened a new line of attack with the arrest of human rights activist Yasser bin Abdullah al-Ayyaf.
2018-08-03

At 1 a.m. on Monday morning, July 30, 2018, the Saudi authorities raided the home of Samar Badawi, a peaceful defender of human rights.
2018-08-01

The Saudi authorities continue their campaign of mass arrests, affecting many sectors of society.
2018-07-10

Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecutor says the arrested human rights activists have confessed to having contacts with foreign entities.
2018-06-02

The Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh has sentenced Dr Mohammed al-Hudaif to five years in prison followed by a further five-year travel ban and a ban on social media.
2018-06-01

ALQST has observed a sharp increase in the practice of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in prisons and detention centres in Saudi Arabia.
2018-06-01

In their latest crackdown on human rights activists, the Saudi authorities have arrested a number of prominent campaigners, accusing them of asking states and organisations abroad to pressure the regime.
2018-05-19

Four years after the arrest of Alaa Brinji for expressing his opinion: Saudi Arabia remains a prison for journalists.
2018-05-15

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

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