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The Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr to 12 years in prison without legal justification. A local news agency reported that the military forces had arrested Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr, on June 6, 2021,…

At least three young men are at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia after an appeal court confirmed their sentences between June and October this year, Amnesty International said yesterday, Monday. Following the grossly unfair trials, the organization called…

Saudi Arabia has announced that a male guardian, or a mahram, is no longer needed to accompany a female pilgrim performing Hajj and Umrah. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced that a woman can now…

Muslims around the world, regardless of their sects, are preparing to commemorate the blessed birth anniversary of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and his grandson Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), which coincides with the…

International and human rights criticism of the Saudi authorities escalated in the Human Rights Council against the backdrop of continuing violations in the Arabian Peninsula at a high rate. In a speech before the Human Rights Council, the Vice-President of…

Salma al-Shehab, 34, is an activist who is best known for supporting and speaking for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia through her social media. She was arrested in January 2021 and sentenced in August to 34 years in prison followed…

Activists on Tuesday, August 29, circulated a video showing Saudi security men brutally assaulting a group of women at an orphanage in Saudi Arabia’s southwest. The video, first posted on Twitter, shows dozens of men dressed in security uniform and…

A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court documents, marking the second such case in weeks. Nourah al-Qahtani received the heavy sentence on appeal after she was convicted…

Saudi Arabia has resumed sentencing teenagers to death for protesting against the regime, despite promising earlier to end the practice, according to The Times. Human rights monitors have recorded seven cases in which the death penalty has been sought, handed…

Saudi preacher Saleh al-Maghamsi sparked widespread controversy after publishing a tweet praising Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and describing him as “the Crown Prince of Muslims.” Commenting on Ibn Salman’s participation in the cleaning and washing of the Kaaba…