Saudi Arabia among world’s biggest jailers of journalists
Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) has revealed that China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Syria are the world’s biggest jailers of journalists for…
Read More
Category
Prisoners of Conscience
Explore the latest stories and analysis from this section.
US senators ‘appalled’ by Saudi prison sentence for American citizen
Leading Democrat senators slammed Saudi Arabia over sentencing Walid Fitaihi, a doctor and US citizen, to six years in jail based on…
Read More
Children book documents the life and struggle detained Al-Hathloul
The detained Saudi activist and women’s rights defender, Loujain Al-Hathloul, inspired a book for children that tells her story, her struggle and…
Read More
Prominent Saudi American doctor sentenced to jail in Kingdom
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have ignored appeals from the US administration and sentenced a prominent dual nationality Saudi American doctor to…
Read More
A human rights organization calls for an end to the systematic medical neglect of prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia
The Arab Organization for Human Rights in the UK called for an end to the systematic medical neglect of prisoners of conscience…
Read More
A human rights organization calls for an end to the systematic medical neglect of prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia
The Arab Organization for Human Rights in the UK called for an end to the systematic medical neglect of prisoners of conscience…
Read More
Saudi Arabia accuses Loujain Al-Hathloul of collaborating with enemy states
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said detained human rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is accused of “communicating with countries that are…
Read More
Saudi Arabia accuses Loujain Al-Hathloul of collaborating with enemy states
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said detained human rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is accused of “communicating with countries that are…
Read More
European ambassadors slam Saudi continued detention of Saudi women’s rights activists
Human rights ambassadors from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Luxembourg and Finland released a joint statement on Sunday criticising…
Read More
Saudi Arabia must free its Uyghur detainees
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two Uyghur Muslims who face persecution and torture if they are deported to China. Such…
Read More