Human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi on hunger strike
On 16 January 2021, human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi started a hunger strike in prison in Saudi Arabia, according to reliable local reports.
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A human rights defender threatened and another released
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned that government-backed twitter accounts in Saudi Arabia are being used to threaten human rights defenders and
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Prominent human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment in prison
Update: Saudi Arabia: On 30 December 2020, Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani ended his hunger strike after authorities pledged to address his demands, and on the same day he
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With Saudi Women’s Rights Activists Behind Bars, Athletes Racing in Dakar Rally Should Show Support
(Paris, Beirut) — One year after the first edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, FIDH and its member organisations in Saudi Arabia, ALQST for Human Rights,
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Human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi sentenced to one more year in prison
On 01 December 2020, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi to another year in prison, including six months for
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Loujain Al-Hathloul faces fabricated charges related to her peaceful human rights activities
After more than two and a half years of arbitrary detention, Saudi woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul was brought to trial on 25 November 2020.
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Ladies European Tour community should #StandWithSaudiHeroes
Today is the first day of the Ladies European Tour’s ‘Aramco Saudi Ladies International’ hosted by Saudi Arabia from November 12-15, 2020. The
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Saudi Arabia scrutinised for its massive human rights violations
On 13 October 2020, during the 16th plenary meeting of the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly (UN GA), 16 countries including, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia
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Recommendations of UN Special Rapporteur on murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi must be implemented
On 07 September 2020, the Criminal Court in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, issued its final verdicts in the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi
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