Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja released
10 years, 6 months ago

Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja released

Al Jazeera  

Al-Khawaja out of prison but subject to travel ban and will face charges of assaulting a police officer. Authorities in Bahrain have released Shia political activist Maryam Abdulhadi al-Khawaja but the charges against her still stand, the Gulf state’s interior ministry said in a statement. Al-Khawaja, arrested after arriving at Manama airport last month and accused of assaulting a police officer, was released dependent on a guarantee of her place of residence and is banned from travelling, Thursday’s statement said. Al-Khawaja, a director of the Beirut-based Gulf Centre for Human Rights, also holds Danish citizenship and is a daughter of jailed Shia opposition icon Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. Life imprisonement The signatories to the letter also urged the Bahraini ruler to release imprisoned human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience and cease all undue and unwarranted restrictions on civil society activism.

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Leeds University student freed from Saudi jail having been handed 34-year sentence over tweets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Leeds University student freed from Saudi jail having been handed 34-year sentence over tweets

The Independent  

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Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence in Saudi Arabia for her activity on Twitter drastically reduced, a rights group said Monday Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two, had been sentenced to 34 years in prison back in 2022 over her tweets, part of a …

Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s government and the West drew praise from the l ate al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be immediately tried or released from a yearslong arbitrary detention by the kingdom, independent experts working with the United Nations said Wednesday. Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali had been one of …

Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release
1 year, 1 month ago

Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain said she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and again called for her father’s release. “I urge the Danish government to lead with its stated human rights values: to leverage its diplomatic power to release my father and decisively end all arm sales and demand …

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
1 year, 6 months ago

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain tried to return to the island kingdom on Friday to press for her father’s release but was turned away from her flight in London. Bahrain’s government said in a statement it “reserves the right to refuse entry, if deemed necessary.” It did not elaborate though …

Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja denied boarding on UK to Manama flight
1 year, 6 months ago

Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja denied boarding on UK to Manama flight

Al Jazeera  

Activist says she wants to meet her jailed father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who is currently on hunger strike. A daughter of prominent Bahraini rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja said she was denied boarding a flight in London as she tried to return to the Gulf state and press for her father’s release from prison. “Effectively we are being denied boarding by British …

UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses
1 year, 8 months ago

UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.N. human rights experts on Friday called for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a panel of independent experts tasked by the U.N. Human Rights Council with investigating possible violations, said in …

Saudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use
2 years, 7 months ago

Saudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging the country through her social media activity, according to a court document obtained Wednesday. An official charge sheet seen by The Associated Press and human rights groups describes her case as involving her social media use, though Saudi officials did …

Two Saudi women's rights activists released from prison
3 years, 9 months ago

Two Saudi women's rights activists released from prison

The Independent  

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Saudi Arabia releases two prominent women’s rights activists
3 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia releases two prominent women’s rights activists

Al Jazeera  

Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah were arrested in August 2018 as part of a government crackdown against dissent. Saudi Arabia has released two prominent women’s rights activists held in detention for nearly three years, a rights group has confirmed. “Human rights defenders Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah have been released following the expiry of the sentences against them,” ALQST for …

The Saudi women’s rights activists who remain behind bars
4 years, 1 month ago

The Saudi women’s rights activists who remain behind bars

Al Jazeera  

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison on Wednesday, but several others remain in detention. Rights groups have welcomed the release of women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul from prison, but several other activists remain behind bars in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul was one of at least a dozen women’s rights activists detained in Saudi Arabia in 2018, three of whom …

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
4 years, 1 month ago

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her family said, after serving nearly three years on charges that sparked an international uproar over the kingdom’s human rights record. “She was a powerful activist for women’s rights and releasing her was the right thing to do.” Biden had labeled Saudi …

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
4 years, 1 month ago

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison

Al Jazeera  

Prominent women’s rights activist, who campaigned for women’s right to drive and to end kingdom’s male guardianship system, spent more than 1,000 days in prison. Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, according to her family. تم الافراج عن لجين pic.twitter.com/fqug9VK6Mj — Lina Alhathloul لينا الهذلول February 10, …

Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years
4 years, 3 months ago

Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. Al-Hathloul was found guilty and sentenced to five years and eight months by the kingdom’s anti-terrorism court on charges of agitating for change, pursuing a foreign agenda, using the …

3 Saudi women’s rights activists temporarily released
6 years ago

3 Saudi women’s rights activists temporarily released

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three Saudi women were granted temporary release from prison on Thursday, nearly a year after they and other women’s rights activists were detained by security forces who report to the kingdom’s powerful crown prince. The move could mark a turning point for other women’s rights activists still detained, notably because two of those released, al-Yousef …

Saudi cites UN job application as evidence against activist Loujain al-Hathloul
6 years ago

Saudi cites UN job application as evidence against activist Loujain al-Hathloul

CNN  

CNN — A prominent Saudi activist’s admission that she once applied for a job at the United Nations is being used as part of the kingdom’s case against her, CNN has learned. Saudi Arabia has not publicly released the charges against women’s rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul, or several other prominent female activists who are currently on trial in Riyadh on …

Saudi ‘seeks death penalty’ for Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah
6 years, 6 months ago

Saudi ‘seeks death penalty’ for Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah

Al Jazeera  

Scholar, 61, charged with 37 counts, including incitement against the ruler and spreading discord, his family says. Public prosecutors in Saudi Arabia are seeking the death penalty against prominent Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah, local media, activists and his family members have said. اليوم في جلسة محكمة للوالد الشيخ سلمان العودة، طلبت النيابة بالقتل تعزيراً له، وقدمت ٣٧ تهمة أحدها إنشاؤه …

Saudi Arabia: Female activist Israa al-ghomgham faces death penalty
6 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia: Female activist Israa al-ghomgham faces death penalty

CNN  

CNN — A female activist is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia for participating in and documenting anti-government protests, human rights groups said on Wednesday. Israa al-Ghomgham and her husband are two of five Shia activists facing execution over charges relating to their involvement in protests calling for more rights for about two million Shia Muslims in the kingdom’s …

Bahrain's Authorities Continue to Target Abdulhadi Al Khawaja
7 years, 3 months ago

Bahrain's Authorities Continue to Target Abdulhadi Al Khawaja

Huff Post  

Jailed Bahraini Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja In one of Bahrain’s most notorious 2011 sham trials, prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was convicted and jailed with other leading peaceful dissidents. He was taken to the Ministry of Interior clinic and then the Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital where he had major jaw surgery for four broken bones in …

Saudi Arabia frees 82-year-old former judge after 5 years
7 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia frees 82-year-old former judge after 5 years

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi human rights group said Wednesday that an 82-year-old former judge and prominent rights advocate has been freed in the kingdom, after serving five years of a 15-year prison sentence. While Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman has helped push through a number of social reforms to boost the economy — including …

Saudi human rights activist sentenced to 8 years in prison
8 years, 10 months ago

Saudi human rights activist sentenced to 8 years in prison

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a member of an independent human rights organization to eight years in prison in the latest guilty verdict to be issued against the group’s members, rights group Amnesty International said. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily, 31, was the only founding member of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights, known by …

Samar Badawi: Saudi Arabia releases human rights activist from prison where her brother and husband are held
9 years, 2 months ago

Samar Badawi: Saudi Arabia releases human rights activist from prison where her brother and husband are held

The Independent  

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Bahrain frees leading human rights activist
10 years, 10 months ago

Bahrain frees leading human rights activist

Al Jazeera  

Nabeel Rajab was released after two years in prison for organising and taking part in ‘illegal gatherings’. Bahrain has released one of the Gulf kingdom’s most prominent human rights activists after he completed a two-year jail sentence for his role in protests calling for democratic reforms. Nabeel Rajab, who heads the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was freed on Saturday …

Saudi activist ‘sentenced to lashes and jail’
11 years, 3 months ago

Saudi activist ‘sentenced to lashes and jail’

Al Jazeera  

Omar al-Saeed had called for a constitutional monarchy and attacked the ruling family over its human rights record. A Saudi judge has sentenced a political activist to 300 lashes and four years in prison for calling for a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia, his rights group said. Omar al-Saeed is the fourth member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights …

Setback for Bahrain activists
12 years, 6 months ago

Setback for Bahrain activists

The Hindu  

A Bahrain court on Tuesday upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government, including eight prominent activists facing life in prison. The decision is likely to deepen the nearly 19-month-long crisis between Bahrain’s Sunni rulers and Shia-led protesters demanding a greater political voice in the strategic Gulf kingdom, which is home to the …

Bahraini activist jailed for three years
12 years, 7 months ago

Bahraini activist jailed for three years

Al Jazeera  

Nabeel Rajab given one year for each of three cases related to participating in peaceful protests in island kingdom. Mohammed al-Jishi said on Thursday that Nabeel Rajab was given one year for each of the three cases all related to participating in peaceful protests. Bahrain, in turmoil since pro-democracy protests led by its Shia Muslim majority erupted last year after …

Shia in Bahrain: Repression and regression
13 years, 10 months ago

Shia in Bahrain: Repression and regression

Al Jazeera  

A new age of repression against Shia in Bahrain is being fuelled by the government, and Iran wants to see that changed. Shia professors have been removed from their positions in universities, Shia deputies in the parliament were forced to resign, and many activists have been tortured and imprisoned Bahrain’s decision in recent days to demolish dozens of Shia mosques …

Bahrain reinforces crackdown with arrests
14 years ago

Bahrain reinforces crackdown with arrests

The Hindu  

Bahraini authorities have reinforced their crackdown to quell the pro-democracy uprising in their country by arresting top opposition figures in the early hours on Thursday, amid growing international opposition to the heavy use of force by the regime, backed by foreign forces. Those detained included Haq party’s charismatic leader Hassan Mushaima, who had only last month returned from a self-imposed …

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