Saudi Arabia Threatens to Execute Aqil Al-Faraj with Taazir Sentence

The young man, Aqil Hassan Al-Faraj, faces the imminent danger of death, after the Court of Appeal approved his death sentence

UN Experts Hold the Saudi Government Responsible for the Death of Al-Qarni During his Arrest

United Nations human rights special experts have held the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responsible for the death of Dr. Musa Al-Qarni in prison

The Court of Appeal in Saudi Arabia upholds the verdict of killing two Bahraini youths after an unfair trial

On January 11, 2022, the Court of Appeal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the Tazir death sentence for the two Bahraini citizens,

New Tazir Death Sentence Raises Executions Number in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of 2021 to 59

Saudi Arabia carried out its 59th death sentence since the beginning of 2021. On November 1, the official Saudi Press Agency

After a Decade of Arbitrary Detention and Life-Threatening: Ali Al-Nimr out of Prison While Saudi Arabia Continues to Threaten Lives of Other Minors

Ali Al Nimr was released from prison on October 27, 2021, after spending 10 years there. Ali al-Nimr,

Saudi Arabia Arrests Activist Najla Abd Al-Aziz for Expressing Her Opinion

Saudi Arabia continues to relentlessly suppress all voices of women and men activists who are expressing

Saudi Arabia Steps Up Against Female Defenders and Activists Through Detention, Harassment and Intimidation

Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on female human rights defenders and activists,

Between 8 and 17 years: Saudi Arabia issues inconsistent arbitrary sentences against 6 activists

In February 2020, the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced five male and one female detainees, to

Saudi Arabia sentences Bojbara to nine months in prison for exercising religious freedoms

The Criminal Court in Dammam sentenced the renowned religious singer, Mohammed Bojbara, to nine months

Saudi Arabia sentences Loujain al-Hathloul to prison: Human rights advocacy is not a crime

On 28 December 2020, the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh issued an unjust first instance judgment

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