UA: 45/12 Index: MDE 23/001/2012 Issue Date: 9 February 2012

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Three men may be at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for drugs offences. They have exhausted all their appeals and could be executed in the coming days. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU on UA:21/09 Index: MDE 23/028/2011 Issue Date: 24 November 2011

Muhammad bin Abd Rab al-Amir bin Ali al-Shammari (previously spelled Mohammad Abdul Amir) an Iraqi national aged 36, was arrested in 1995 and charged with the murder of a Saudi Arabian man. He was executed in the town of on Arar, near Saudi Arabia's border with Iraq, on 23 November.

He confessed to the crime after being interrogated for three months, during which he was allegedly tortured. A criminal court in Arar, sentenced him to death after a summary and secret trial. He had not been allowed any access to lawyers. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 114/10 Index: MDE 23/024/2011 Issue Date: 20 September 2011

Abdul Hamid bin Hussain bin Moustafa al-Fakki was executed on 19 September 2011.

Abdul Hamid bin Hussain bin Moustafa al-Fakki, a Sudanese man aged around 36, was sentenced to death by the General Court in Madina on 27 March 2007 after being convicted of sorcery. Few details are available about his trial but he is reported to have been tried behind closed doors and without legal representation. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 180/11 Index: MDE 23/022/2011 Issue Date: 9 September 2011

Human rights activist Fadhel Maki al-Manasif was conditionally released on 22 August. He was arrested on 1 May in connection with protests in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 208/11 Index: MDE 23/015/2011 Issue Date: 06 July 2011

Two women who were detained after being arrested at a protest in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, on 3 July were released on 5 July.

Rima bint Abdul Rahman al-Jareesh and Sharifa al-Saqa’abi were released in the early evening on 5 July. Rima bint Abdul Rahman al-Jareesh was reported to have been released after a male guardian was told to act as a guarantor for her release. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 62/11 Index: MDE 23/007/2011 Issue Date: 08 March 2011

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A 25-year-old teacher was arrested on 4 March during a protest held in Riyadh calling for reform. On 2 March, a video of him calling for protests in support of the fall of the monarchy was posted on YouTube. Amnesty International is concerned that he may be held solely for the peaceful expression of his right to freedom of expression and may therefore be a prisoner of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 61/11 Index: MDE 23/005/2011 Issue Date: 07 March 2011

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Around 24 men were detained on 3 and 4 March following protests in the city of al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia. They are believed to be held incommunicado and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amnesty International is concerned that they may be held solely for the peaceful expression of their right to freedom of expression and may therefore be prisoners of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 58/10 Index: MDE 23/004/2011 Issue Date: 04 March 2011

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FU UA: 249/10 Index: MDE 23/003/2011

Law professor Dr Mohammed ‘Abdullah al-‘Abdulkareem was released on 15 February. He was arrested in relation to an article he wrote about the Saudi Arabian royal family and the future of Saudi Arabia which was posted on his Facebook page. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 235/10 Index: MDE 23/013/2010 Issue Date: 12 November 2010

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A 27-year-old Saudi Arabian man is reported to have been sentenced to 500 lashes and five years’ imprisonment by a court in Jeddah for the criminal offence of homosexuality, among other charges. He was already serving one year’s imprisonment after being convicted earlier this year on a separate charge of homosexuality, among other offences. [ Lire la suite » ]