
Prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia are continuing to be arbitrarily detained even after their prison sentences expire, signalling another worrying trend.
2022-10-05

Among the unprecedented slew of lengthy sentences recently handed down in the Saudi courts, on 9 August 2022 the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal sentenced Nourah Saeed al-Qahtani to 45 years in jail.
2022-09-16

ALQST has been gravely concerned to see several lengthy prison sentences – of between 32 and 50 years – handed down recently to activists.
2022-09-09

ALQST has been deeply concerned to see the video footage circulating showing Saudi security and police officers assaulting young women in the Social Education Home (orphanage) in Khamis Mushait.
2022-09-01

In the Saudi authorities’ longest prison sentence ever for a peaceful activist, the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal on 9 August handed down terms totalling 34 years to rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab.
2022-08-15

Sources have told ALQST that Shaimaa al-Baqmi, a 24-year-old Saudi woman, has been missing since April as a result of her family filing a malicious complaint against her.
2022-07-05

It is five years since Mohammed bin Salman became Crown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, on behalf of his father King Salman, on 21 June 2017.
2022-06-21

ALQST is extremely concerned by developments that threaten the safety and welfare of prisoners of conscience in Saudi prisons, following the recent assault on prominent rights activist Mohammed al-Qahtani.
2022-05-31

The undersigned organisations express their concern that two young Bahrainis, Jaafar Sultan and Sadiq Thamer, are at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia.
2022-05-26

ALQST has just learned that the veteran human rights activist Essa al-Nukhaifi has been on hunger strike in Al-Ha’ir Prison since 17 April 2022.
2022-04-21

ALQST has carried out a survey on the demolition of homes and eviction of residents in the historic port city of Jeddah and other areas of Saudi Arabia.
2022-04-20

On 7 April 2022, a Turkish court issued a ruling to suspend the trial of 26 people accused over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer the case to Saudi Arabia.
2022-04-08

The Saudi authorities today, Saturday, 12 March 2022, announced the execution of 81 individuals.
2022-03-12

ALQST has learned that the Saudi authorities have arbitrarily stopped 85-year-old political prisoner Mohammed Saleh al-Khudari’s hormone treatment for prostate cancer, in callous disregard for his life.
2022-03-11

ALQST condemns the new death sentence handed down against Saudi youth Abdullah al-Huwaiti for offences allegedly committed when he was only 14.
2022-03-07

ALQST has learned that the Saudi authorities have sentenced lawyer and activist Mut‘ib bin Zafir al-Amri to seven years in prison for his peaceful media work and human rights activism.
2022-02-16