Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salman Al-Oudah

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 12/09/2025

Dr. Salman Al-Oudah is a Saudi religious scholar and reformist preacher who was arrested on 07 September 2017 after posting a tweet calling for the “unity of

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Dr. Khalid Al-Oudah

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 12/09/2025

Dr. Khalid Al-Oudah is a Saudi academic and brother of prominent religious scholar Dr. Salman Al-Oudah, arrested on 12 September 2017. He was sentenced by the Saudi

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Shocking execution of citizen Jalal Labbad for participating in a peaceful protest as a minor

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 12/09/2025

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of citizens and migrants in Saudi Arabia. Authorities must immediately

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More academics and religious scholars released after lengthy prison terms

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 10/09/2025

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the release of several religious scholars and academics after lengthy prison terms. Among those who have been

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Abdullah Hajis Al-Shammari

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 30/08/2025

Abdullah Hajis Al-Shammari was a Saudi citizen and Ministry of Interior official who was executed on 27 February 2024 along with six others after being accused of

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Abdulla Madhi Al-Attawi

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 29/08/2025

Abdulla Madhi Al-Attawi is a Saudi human rights defender and co-founder of the Union for Human Rights who was arrested in September 2017 for his peaceful activism and,

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Amani Al-Zain

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 28/08/2025

Amani Al-Zain is a Saudi internet activist from Jeddah who was arbitrarily arrested on 17 May 2020 by the Presidency of State Security on direct orders from Crown

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Nassima Al-Sadah

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 8/08/2025

Nassima Al-Sadah is a prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender and educator from Qatif, known for her advocacy against gender and religious discrimination. In

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Samar Badawi

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 8/08/2025

Samar Badawi is a prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender and women's rights activist based in Jeddah, known for her advocacy against the kingdom's male

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