Prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair’s sentence increased to 15 years in prison
On 12 January 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh held a session in which it sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to serve 15 years in
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Human rights defender Raif Badawi lashed in public
Reliable sources confirm that today, on 9 January 2015, Saudi human rights defender Raif Badawi received 50 lashes in public outside Al-Jafali mosque in
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Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol to appear before the Terrorism Court for driving a car
On 25 December 2014, the Partial Court in the city of Al-Ahsaa dismissed the case against activists Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol who were detained for
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Human rights defender Samar Badawi banned from travel prior to EU meeting
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned following the travel ban that has been imposed on human rights defender Samar Badawi, who works on defending
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GCHR website blocked
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) deplores the blocking of its website (gc4hr.org) by the Saudi authorities and considers it as a form of repression that is part
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Arrest of two activists who defend the women’s right to drive a car
Two activists Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol have been arrested on 1st December 2014. They have both been working strongly in defense of women's right to drive in
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Human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi imprisoned for ten years
On 19 November 2014, human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by a ten-year travel ban by the Partial Court in Riyadh. He was
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Blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari sentenced to two years in prison and 200 lashes
On 3 November 2014, the Specialised Criminal Court in Al-Khobar city sentenced blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari to two years in prison in addition
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Women’s rights defender Souad Al-Shammari arrested for tweets
UPDATE: Souad Al-Shammari was released on 29 January 2015 after three months in jail. She was not pardoned during a recent round of prisoner amnesties by the
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