Ahmed Muslim Al-Kathiri
Ahmed Muslim Al-Kathiri is an Omani engineer and online activist who works as a project engineer at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Dhofar Governorate. Al-Kathiri is known for his online engagement on Twitter, where he comments on issues of governance, justice, and public interest, particularly the controversial distribution of the Al-Morouj lands. On 28 February 2022, following a ruling by the Administrative Court of Dhofar Governorate that dismissed a lawsuit against the Governor of Dhofar concerning the unlawful allocation of Al-Morouj lands, Al-Kathiri criticized the decision in a tweet. He denounced the lack of judicial independence in Oman and stated that injustice in the judiciary undermines rather than consolidates national unity. On 2 March 2022, security authorities arrested Al-Kathiri. Since then, he has been held incommunicado, without access to his family or legal representation. His detention has raised serious concerns of arbitrary arrest and denial of due process.
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- Name Ahmed Muslim Al-Kathiri
- Country : Oman
- City : Dhofar
- Gender Male
- Profession Engineer Online activist Violations
- Arbitrary arrest and detention Denial access to a lawyer Incommunicado detention Judicial harassment No family visits and/or calls Targeted
- Status Imprisoned
- Date of arrest(s) 03/02/2022
