Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia- Saudi Arabia- Authorities prevent human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi from travelling to Geneva to attend a human rights conference

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 24/05/2012

Beirut, 24 May,  2012 – On 22 May 2012, Saudi authorities stopped human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi at the King Khalid airport in Riyadh and prevented him

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Saudi Arabia- Head of Monitor of Human Rights at risk of being targeted by authorities following successful registration of the organization in Canada

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 16/05/2012

Beirut, 16 May, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information concerning the registration in Canada of Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi

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Human rights defender Mohammed Albajady sentenced to four years in prison followed by a five-year travel ban following a secret trial

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 18/04/2012

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information concerning the sentencing of human rights defender Mohammed Albajady in Saudi Arabia, to four years

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Detained Human Rights Defender Mohammed Albajady between life and death

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 10/04/2012

Beirut, 10 April, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights has received reliable information indicating that the life of human rights defender Mohammed Albajady,

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10 year travel ban imposed on writer and human rights defender Sheikh Mikhlif Al-Shammari

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 10/04/2012

Beirut, 10 April, 2012 --  On 8 April 2012 human rights defender Sheikh Mikhlif Al-Shammari was told by the Department of Immigration, while trying to cross the

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Travel ban imposed on lawyer and human rights defender Waleed Abu Alkhair

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 22/03/2012

 Beirut, 22 March, 2012 -- On 21 March 2012 lawyer and human rights defender, Waleed Abu Alkhair, received an early morning telephone call from the Bureau of

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One Year Since the Arrest of Human Rights Defender Fadhil Al-Sulaiman

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 21/03/2012

Beirut, 21 March, 2012 -- March 17, 2012 was the first anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Fadhil Ali Al-

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Detained Human Rights Defender Mohammed Albajady On Hunger Strike

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 9/03/2012

Beirut, 9 March, 2012 -- Detained human rights defender Mohammed Albajady in Saudi Arabia is on hunger strike demanding his immediate release and protesting against his

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The Saudi government continues to target Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu Alkhair

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 4/02/2012

Beirut, 4 February,  2012 – Human rights defender and lawyer Waleed Abu Alkhair is facing criminal charges and has been subjected to a media smear campaign as a

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