Arabie Saoudite
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Saudi Arabia: new details of alleged torture leaked
New accounts have emerged of alleged torture of high-profile political detainees in Saudi prisons, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi authorities failed to independently and credibly investigate allegations that Saudi authorities tortured Saudi women’s rights activists and others detained in earl…Source — Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia: two women’s rights activists released from prison
It now appears that all the women’s rights activists detained in the 2018 sweep have now been released from prison, although the status of one woman remains unclear.The women had been sentenced to five years imprisonment, two of which were suspended. They had been vocal critics of Saudi Arabia’s m…Source — AP News
Saudi Arabia: fears for health of imprisoned human rights defender held incommunicado
Mohammed al-Qahtani, co-founder of the now disbanded Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), formerly one of Saudi Arabia’s few independent human rights organizations, is serving a 10-year prison sentence solely for his peaceful activism. His wife told Amnesty International that his f…Source — Amnesty international
Saudi Arabia: human rights activist Mohammed al-Rabiah brutally tortured and at risk of lengthy prison sentence
ALQST has learned that human rights activist Mohammed al-Rabiah was subjected to brutal torture in detention, including beatings, electric shocks, and being hung upside down. He currently faces trial before the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), where the Public Prosecution is calling for a 25-year…Source — ALQST for Human Rights
Arabia Saudí: la sentencia que confirma la declaración de culpabilidad de Loujain al Hathloul, una terrible injusticia
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Arabia Saudí: la conmutación de la pena de muerte impuesta a tres activistas chiíes detenidos cuando eran adolescentes, un avance positivo
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Arabia Saudí: la liberación de la defensora de los derechos de las mujeres Loujain al Hathloul llega con mucho retraso
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Arabia Saudí: la sentencia de Loujain al-Hathloul, parcialmente suspendida, sigue siendo cruel
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Arabie Saoudite : la militante Loujain al-Hathloul "n'aurait jamais dû être arrêtée ni mise en prison", affirme Amnesty International
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Arabia Saudí: las auténticas reformistas están entre rejas
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Arabia Saudí: Loujain al-Hathloul debe ser liberada sin condiciones
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Arabia Saudí: líderes del G20, no se dejen engañar. Las verdaderas agentes del cambio están en la cárcel
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Arabia Saudí: el Women20 debe exigir la liberación de las activistas saudíes encarceladas
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Saudi Arabia: un journaliste détenu 56 jours dans une prison saoudienne: "je me suis souvenu de Khashoggi et de la scie"
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He was arrested at 13. Now Saudi Arabia wants to execute him
As a boy, Qureiris participated in demonstrations like this bike ride, expressions of dissent in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province during the 2011 Arab Spring. Three years after he was filmed taking part in the bike protest, Saudi authorities arrested Qureiris, then just 13 years old. He was travelin…Source — CNN
Saudi Arabia: Saudi political prisoner dies in prison after medical treatment denied
Saleh Abdelaziz el-Dhamiri, 60, suffered from heart problems and needed a new heart pump. He had spent over four years in isolation for his work in favour of Saudi political prisoners. In the past he had criticised the rise to power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Source — Asia News
Saudi Arabia : "Pourquoi maintenir ces femmes en prison?"
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French versionSource — Paris Match
Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women's right-to-drive activists in prison
Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges.Source — Telegraph
Saudi Arabia seeks 'unprecedented' death penalty for woman activist
Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a female activist for the first time.Source — Euronews
Saudi Arabia: over 5,000 detained in intelligence prisons
The number of detainees in intelligence prisons all over the Kingdom has reached 5,094, the Interior Ministry announced. The ministry said 4,257 of the detainees were Saudis and the rest belonged to 40 nationalities.Source — Saudi Gazette
