Quotes
BBC
Salma al-Shehab
2025-02-10
Saudi PhD student freed after being jailed over posts, activists say
Shehab's release was first reported by ALQST, a UK-based Saudi rights group, which said she had been subjected to "four years of arbitrary imprisonmen...
Middle East Eye
Digital rights
2024-12-20
Why did online footage of a 'historic' UN panel in Riyadh disappear?
'How can we discuss internet governance if freedom of expression and security are undermined at the very forums meant to uphold them?' Lina Hathloul,...
France 24
Digital rights
2024-12-18
Activist tells Saudi-hosted UN forum of 'silencing' of dissent
"For today, an empty chair will have to represent my voice -- a stark symbol of the silencing faced by so many of us," said Hathloul, head of communic...
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Sportswashing
2024-12-11
World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored
Lina al-Hathloul, the head of monitoring and advocacy at ALQST, a Saudi human rights organization, says that the world should not be distracted by a m...
Guardian
Sportswashing
2024-10-21
Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’
Lina al-Hathloul, head of monitoring and advocacy at ALQST for Human Rights, said: “As long as Saudi Arabia’s authorities fail to genuinely respect wo...
Middle East Eye
Saudi diaspora
2024-08-01
Huge spike in Saudi Arabians seeking asylum since 2013, survey finds
The number of Saudi Arabians "fleeing their country and seeking asylum abroad" has spiked since 2013, according to a first-ever survey of its kind pub...
Dezeen
Neom
2024-06-01
Neom being "built on the blood of Saudis" says ALQST's Lina Alhathloul
"It is a project that is definitely not a priority for the Saudi people, given the current state of existing cities in the country," ALQST head of mon...
BBC
Women's rights
2024-05-01
Manahel al-Otaibi: Saudi women's rights activist jailed for 11 years
ALQST's head of advocacy Lina al-Hathloul said Manahel al-Otaibi's "confidence that she could act with freedom could have been a positive advertisemen...
Forbes
Freedom of expression
2024-03-27
Saudi Soccer Fans Go On Trial For Shia Chants
"While Western fans and sports stars visiting the kingdom may find themselves in a relative bubble, such freedom is not extended to the local populati...
France 24
Death penalty
2023-09-29
Relatives of detained Saudis urge 'ashamed' prince to act on cases
Lina al-Hathloul, head of monitoring and communication for the rights group ALQST, said there should be more transparency when it comes to how existin...
The Guardian
Sportswashing
2023-09-06
‘Fans have power’ –Newcastle faithful urged to speak up against Saudi regime
Lina al-Hathloul told an audience of around two dozen that challenging the Saudi regime over human rights abuses “can bring change” and it is possible...
NPR
Death penalty
2023-08-29
A Saudi man is sentenced to death after his tweets criticizing country's leadership
LINA AL HATHLOUL: Well, I think the message is clear, is you are not safe whatever you do, whoever you are. And you have to just muzzle yourself.
CBS
Death penalty
2023-08-28
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences man to death for criticizing government on social media
"Saudi courts are escalating their repression and unveiling publicly their empty promises of reform," said Lina al-Hathloul, head of monitoring and co...
Business Insider
Prisoners of conscience
2023-07-03
A Saudi woman was given 30 years in prison for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter
ALQST, a UK-based human rights group, said a Saudi court sentenced Fatima al-Shawarbi to 30 years during a recent appeal hearing.
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Neom
2023-06-18
Saudi Arabia's Neom: A prestigious project with a dark side
This view is echoed by Lina al-Hathloul, director of communication of the London-based Saudi human rights watchdog ALQST. "Our main concern is that Ne...
TV interviews
Op-eds
Lina Alhathloul
My family is banned from leaving Saudi Arabia. Why should it host the World Cup?
Keir Starmer will soon visit the Gulf to secure investment, raising fears he is going along with Saudi sportswashing.
2024-11-25
Lina Alhathloul
Double discours envers les femmes
La stratégie «Vision 2030» décrit les femmes comme «un autre grand atout» et déclare qu’elle vise à les «autonomiser». Mais qu’en est-il si l’on confronte la communication officielle à la réalité?
2024-10-03
Lina Alhathloul
Saudi Arabia is rebranding itself as a moderate country, but what’s the truth? Just ask our female activists
My sister Loujain has been placed under a travel ban and lives in constant fear of arrest. She is one of many.
2024-04-17
Lina Alhathloul
Biden is mending ties with our oppressors. He should listen to us instead.
The three of us grew up in the same neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but until recently, that’s where any similarity ended.
2022-09-28
Abdullah Aljuraywi
Don't let Saudi Arabia use a Formula 1 race to hide the abysmal way it treats its people
On Sunday, December 5, 2021, Saudi Arabia will host its first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix. Thousands of motorsport fans will gather to watch the action in the coastal city of Jeddah.
2021-12-05
Joshua Cooper
What Saudi prisons can tell us about the kingdom’s rulers
Conditions in Saudi Arabia’s prisons and detention centres starkly expose the true nature of Mohammed bin Salman’s rule.
2021-08-06
Julia Legner
Saudi Arabia’s image-building efforts suffer another setback
Saudi Arabia’s presidency of this year’s G20 is no longer the golden PR opportunity Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dreamed of.
2020-11-10
Julia Legner
Torture casts a shadow over the G20
Its proven practice of systematic torture should disqualify Saudi Arabia from holding the presidency of the G20.
2020-07-12
