Saudi Arabia- Two women human rights defenders sentenced to 10 months in prison and a two year travel ban
On 15 June 2013 the District Court in Al-Khobar sentenced two human rights defenders, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, and Fawzia Al-Oyouni to ten months in prison, following a trial
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Writer and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari summoned to appear before the District Court
Human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari summoned to appear before the District Court in Al-Khobar on 02 July 2013 at 8:30am in relation to a complaint filed against
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Saudi Arabia- Human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi summoned by police for questioning about his human rights activities
On 6 May 2013, human rights defender, Fawzan Al-Harbi received a call from Al-Rawda police station in relation to a warrant issued by the Bureau of Investigation
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Saudi Arabia – Human rights defender Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Khodr detained for four months before fourth session of his trial starts
On April 24, 2013, while human rights defender Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Khodr and his lawyer Abdulaziz Al-Shubaily were trying to enter the courtroom of the Criminal Court in
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Saudi Arabia- Serious concern for safety of human rights defender, Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajadi, who has been held in incommunicado detention since September
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern for the health and safety of human rights defender Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajadi. He is one of the
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Saudi Arabia- Journalist and human rights defender Iman Al-Qahtani stops tweeting due to the harassment by security forces
Popular journalist, writer and human rights defender Iman Al-Qahtani has been forced to shut down her Twitter account due to harassment by members of the security forces
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Saudi Arabia – The authorities prevented human rights defender Sadek Ramadan and his family from traveling to Qatar
On 29th March 2013, Sadek Ramadan attempted to cross the border from Saudi Arabia to Qatar by car with his family. Ramadan intended to spend the week's vacation there,
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Authorities imprison prominent human rights defenders Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr Mohammed Al-Qahtani and dissolve the Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA)
On 9 March 2013 the eleventh hearing of the trial of Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr Mohammed Al Qahtani, the co-founders of the Association for Civil and Political Rights
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Human rights defenders face judicial harassment after they become targets of the authorities
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights received information confirming that the Saudi authorities continue to target human rights defenders through imprisonment and judicial
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