
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

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

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

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

The number of people arrested, among them women, has seen a swift upsurge in the kingdom.
2017-11-02

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

Saudi judiciary brings “ACPRA trials” to a close with confirmation of the final sentence against Abdulaziz al-Shubaily.
2017-08-14