Ghorm Al-Bishi
Ghorm Al-Bishi is a Saudi religious scholar who was arrested on 10 September 2017 as part of the mass crackdown on academics, clerics and activists. During his
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Dr. Ibrahim Al-Harthy
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Harthi is a Saudi teacher and speaker from Jeddah, who was arrested on 11 September 2017 in a raid on his home by armed security personnel. He was tried
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Dr. Adel Bana’ema
Dr. Adel Bana’ema is a Saudi academic, poet, writer and faculty member of the Arabic Language College at Umm Al-Qura University, who was arbitrarily arrested from his
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Dr. Salman Al-Oudah
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
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
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
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 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
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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