Monitoring & Documentation
ALQST calls for justice as Jamal Khashoggi trial in Istanbul resumes
On 24 November 2020, a Turkish court resumed the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi officials for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ALQST was in court to monitor the trial proceedings.
2020-11-24
Monitoring & Documentation
ALQST commemorates International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
On this day dedicated to the end of impunity for crimes against journalists, ALQST pays tribute to all those who lost their lives and suffered attacks in the exercise of their freedom of expression.
2020-11-02
Monitoring & Documentation
Call to release detained members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) on the 11th anniversary of its establishment
12 October 2020 marks the 11th anniversary of the establishment of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), whose members are pioneers and champions of the Saudi human rights movement.
2020-10-12
Monitoring & Documentation
Saudi court slashes sentences for Khashoggi defendants in final act of sham trial
On Monday, 7 September 2020, the Criminal Court in Riyadh commuted five death sentences to long prison terms in the trial for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
2020-09-09
Monitoring & Documentation
Systematic practise of enforced disappearance in Saudi Arabia
The practice of enforced disappearance is systematic and widespread in Saudi Arabia. It is used by the authorities to silence activists, journalists or anyone critical of the authorities.
2020-08-28
Monitoring & Documentation
In Saudi Arabia anyone can be arbitrarily arrested- even members of the ruling family
Among those caught up in the crackdown have been Basma bint Saud Al Saud, Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Mohammed Al Saud, and Salman’s father Abdulaziz Al Saud.
2020-08-20
Monitoring & Documentation
Port worker Hezam al-Ahmari arrested and facing charges for filming video
ALQST has news that Hezam al-Ahmari, 36, an employee at Jeddah seaport, was arrested on 10 February 2020.
2020-08-19
Monitoring & Documentation
Journalist Saleh al-Shehi dies in mysterious circumstances following release from prison
The unexplained death on 19 July of Saudi journalist Saleh al-Shehi, just two months after his unexpected release from prison, raises many questions.
2020-07-22
Monitoring & Documentation
Journalists and intellectuals arrested for expressing condolences over the death of reformer Abdullah al-Hamid
ALQST has learned that in late April the Saudi authorities carried out a spate of arrests of journalists and intellectuals for expressing sympathy over the death of Abdullah al-Hamid.
2020-07-21
Monitoring & Documentation
Torture continues in Saudi Arabia, despite official promises
Despite publicly undertaking to end torture in Saudi Arabia, the authorities continue to practise torture systematically in prisons and interrogation rooms.
2020-06-26
Monitoring & Documentation
An end to discretionary death sentences for minors in Saudi Arabia? Exceptions render royal decree meaningless
Accounts on social media have published a decree from King Salman that would end Saudi judges’ discretion to apply the death penalty to minors.
2020-05-10
Monitoring & Documentation
Saudi authorities attempt to cover up their killing of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti, by bribing members of his tribe to disown him and “renew allegiance”
ALQST has been monitoring the repeated violations being committed by the Saudi authorities in their bid to evict members of the Huwaitat tribe from their homes.
2020-04-25
Monitoring & Documentation
ALQST holds the Saudi authorities responsible for the death of human rights pioneer Dr Abdullah al-Hamid
Visionary human rights defender Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, 69, died on 23 April 2020 at the King Saud Medical City Hospital after suffering a cerebral stroke on 9 April 2020.
2020-04-24
Monitoring & Documentation
Leading reformer Abdullah al-Hamid moved from prison to intensive care in critical condition
Information has reached ALQST that Dr Abdullah al-Hamid – one of Saudi Arabia’s best known political detainees – is currently in intensive care at a hospital in Riyadh in critical condition.
2020-04-17
Monitoring & Documentation
A year of arbitrary detention and rights violations for Palestinians, Jordanians and Saudis linked to the Palestinian cause
It is just over a year since the arrest of Dr Mohammed Saleh al-Khudari, a leading Palestinian official and long-term resident of Saudi Arabia.
2020-04-17
Monitoring & Documentation
Saudi authorities insist on holding secret trials, with international observers denied access
The Saudi authorities are continuing to hold secret trials, ensuring that judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia fall far short of international fair trial standards.
2020-04-17
