Saudi Arabia: Free social media activist Dr. Lina Alsharif
The undersigned human rights organisations call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Lina Alsharif,
Jun
Saudi Arabia’s approach to prisons puts Al-Qahtani’s life in danger
On 26 May 2022, human rights defender, and ACPRA member Dr. Muhammad Fahad Al-Qahtani was physically
Jun
Al-Nukheifi's Hunger Strike in Saudi Prisons
On April 17, 2022, information received by human rights organizations confirmed that human rights activist and defender Issa Al-Nukhaifi
Apr
Special rapporteurs call on Saudi Arabia to halt death sentences against two Bahraini citizens, and reiterate concerns about the anti-terror law
On January 22, 2022, the United Nations special rapporteurs sent a letter to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling on it to immediately halt the execution of death sentences against both Jaafar Sultan and Sadiq Thamer,
Mar
The Criminal Court of Tabuk Issued Death sentence on the Minor Abdullah Al-Hwaiti as retribution after the Supreme Court Overturned Ruling to Execute him with Hirabah sentence
On March 2, 2022, the Tabuk Criminal Court issued a verdict to kill the minor Abdullah Al-Hwaiti as retribution, replacing the previous ruling with the Hirabah sentence, which the Supreme Court overturned on November 10, 2021.
Mar
The Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia Calls Death Penalty for Saud Al-Faraj
In June 2021, the Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia demanded the Hirabah sentence to be imposed against Saud Muhammad Al-Faraj.
Jan
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
Jan
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
Jan
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,
Jan
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
Nov