Jamal Khashoggi is not the first Saudi journalist to disappear
Khashoggi’s disappearance has come amid a particularly harsh and opaque crackdown on Saudi journalists and bloggers.
Dissident Saudi journalist not seen since entering Istanbul consulate
RSF wants to know what has happened to Jamal Khashoggi, a well-known dissident Saudi journalist who has not been seen or heard from since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October.
‘New’ Saudi Arabia ushers in even more repressive climate for journalists
Since becoming crown prince in July 2017, Salman has directed a wide-ranging crackdown on dissidents under the guise of fighting corruption and extremism.
Saudi airstrike hits Yemeni radio station
CPJ strongly condemns the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition’s recent airstrike on a Yemeni radio station.
Saudi Arabia must implement UPR recommendations protecting free expression
NGOs around the world urge their governments to publicly engage with Saudi Arabia to call for the release of detained writers and activists, and to issue strong recommendations to end restrictions on the right to freedom of expression.
Saudi security forces arrest two more women human rights defenders
Security forces arrested Samar Badawi and Nassima Al-Sadah, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights confirms
Women’s rights defender Hatoon Al-Fassi arrested the week after driving ban lifted
The renowned scholar and associate professor in women’s history is the latest to be arrested by the Saudi government.
Crackdown on Saudi women human rights defenders sets off alarms
Over 30 human rights organisations are calling on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders who have been arrested and detained over the past two weeks solely for supporting women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia arrests 10 activists for their work promoting women’s rights
This statement was originally published on adhrb.org on 24 May 2018. Last week, Saudi authorities arrested 10 people – seven women and three men – for their work to promote women’s rights only weeks before the government is set to lift the ban on women driving. Since the arrests, state media has vilified the activists […]
Saudi Arabia sees dramatic increase in detention without trial
Saudi Arabia is detaining thousands of people without referring them to courts for criminal proceedings.
Saudi Arabia: UN Human Rights Council member blatantly violates human rights on a daily basis
The international human rights movement has been very disappointed to see Saudi Arabia regain its seat on the Human Rights Council.
At least 15 journalists held arbitrarily in Saudi crackdown
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of around 15 Saudi journalists and citizen-journalists who have gone “missing” in a wave of arrests that began last September.
Saudi activist Naima Al-Matrood sentenced to six years in prison
Charges brought against her included violating public order by creating social networking accounts on Twitter and Facebook to demand the release of detainees.
Saudi human rights defenders brought to trial for protesting violations
In August, human rights defenders Issa Al-Nukhaifi and Essam Koshak were brought to court over their human rights activities, where they learned of charges against them.
Saudi Arabia: 14 protesters facing execution after unfair trials
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 6 June 2017. Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related crimes, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The Court of Appeal of the notorious Specialized Criminal Court upheld the sentences in May 2017, after they […]
Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism apparatus targets rights activists
A UN official who recently visited Saudi Arabia has criticised the country’s use of its terrorism tribunal and counterterrorism law to unjustly prosecute human rights defenders, writers, and peaceful critics.