ALQST for Human Rights-Political Prisoners

Personal information

Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Date of birth: 1979
Area of activity: ACPRA Member , Human rights activist
Place of residence: Buraydah, Al Qassim

Mohammed al-Bajadi was a founding member in 2009 of the now banned Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). In 2011, during a protest outside the Ministry of Interior calling for the release of prisoners of conscience, he made the memorable declaration: “I do not have a family member in detention, but we must defend not only our own family but our whole country and all those who are oppressed. All prisoners of conscience are my family.”

Arrest and jail information

Prison: Buraydah Prison, al-Qassim
Date of arrest: 24 May 2018

Trial information

Verdict: 25-year prison term

Violations

Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
Denied contact with family ,
Denied access to a lawyer ,
Torture and ill-treatment

Violation details

He has been subjected to beatings and electrocuted, and placed in solitary confinement

Timeline

27 October 2025 - He was sentenced to a further 25 years in prison.
Mid-2025 - Despite completing his prison term over two years ago, he is brought for retrial.
April 2023 - His 10-year prison term (with five years suspended) expired, yet he remains in detention.
24 May 2018 - He was re-arrested during a crackdown on women’s rights defenders and required to serve the remaining five years of the suspended sentence, which expired in April 2023.
21 April 2016 - He was released after completing the custodial term.
29 November 2015 - He was taken to Mohammed Bin Nayef Counselling and Care Centre
21 March 2011 - He was arrested for a second time and sentenced to ten years in prison, with five years to be served and the remaining five years suspended.
1 January 2008 - He was released.
4 September 2007 - Mohammed al-Bajadi was previously arrested and held in solitary confinement without charge or trial.