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HRW: Migrants Held in Inhuman, Degrading Conditions in Saudi Arabia
December 17, 2020
HRW: Migrants Held in Inhuman, Degrading Conditions in Saudi Arabia
A deportation center in Riyadh is holding hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Detainees alleged to Human Rights Watch that they are held in extremely overcrowded…
Five million Yemenis “one step away from famine” in 2021: UN
December 16, 2020
Five million Yemenis “one step away from famine” in 2021: UN
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Sunday warned that 5 million Yemenis “will likely be living just one step away from famine in the upcoming year.”The UN organization said in a brief statement posted on its official Twitter…
Civilians wounded and material damage caused by Saudi shelling on Saada, Yemen
December 13, 2020
Civilians wounded and material damage caused by Saudi shelling on Saada, Yemen
Two Yemeni citizens were wounded by Saudi shelling on the Baqim Border District in Saada province.The Al Masirah Net website reported that the market in the sub-district of Baqim Border District was subjected to missile and artillery shelling, wounding two…
Saudi Arabia: News of the arrest of women from Qatif
December 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia: News of the arrest of women from Qatif
Saudi press sources reported that the authorities arrested a number of women in Qatif during an incursion campaign that targeted them at the end of October 2020, and the fate of the detained women remains unknown until now.Activist Adel Al-Saeed…
Saudi Arabia demolishes Imam Hussein Mosque in Awwamiyah
December 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia demolishes Imam Hussein Mosque in Awwamiyah
Press reports have stated that Saudi Arabia has cordoned off the Imam Hussein Mosque, peace be upon him, in Al-Zara, south of the town of Al-Awwamiyah, and demolished it.According to reports, informed sources said, the Saudi security forces demolished the…
Human rights condemnation for the arrest of Shia religious scholars in Saudi Arabia
December 8, 2020
Human rights condemnation for the arrest of Shia religious scholars in Saudi Arabia
The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP) condemned the practices of the Saudi regime in the arrest of religious scholars, as authorities raided the home and arrested a Shia cleric in Al-Ahsa.The committee affirmed…
Leaked notes of a political prisoner, dark pages about the suffering of prisoners in Bahrain’s Jaw prison
December 7, 2020
Leaked notes of a political prisoner, dark pages about the suffering of prisoners in Bahrain’s Jaw prison
The Kitabistan Publishing House made awareness of the suffering of political prisoners and detainees in Jaw Prison by publishing a book titled, “Leaked Memoirs of a Political Detainee”, which contains an account of the suffering of political detainees and the…
Saudi coalition launches hundreds of raids on a number of Yemeni provinces
December 5, 2020
Saudi coalition launches hundreds of raids on a number of Yemeni provinces
A Yemeni military source confirmed that 164 new violations were carried out by the Saudi coalition forces on the Hodeidah fronts during the past 24 hours, including air strikes.The source added that the Saudi coalition reconnaissance aircraft launched 5 airstrikes…
Yemen: One martyr and 4 wounded, as a result of the Saudi coalition raids
November 28, 2020
Yemen: One martyr and 4 wounded, as a result of the Saudi coalition raids
The Ministry of Public Health and Population in Yemen said that the raids of the Saudi coalition warplanes on the capital, Sanaa, and a number of provinces, caused the martyrdom of a citizen and the wounding of 4 others.The Ministry…
Saudi Arabia revises visit, Hajj and transit visas
November 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia revises visit, Hajj and transit visas
The Saudi Cabinet has approved revising the structure of visit, Haj and transit visas after reviewing the recommendations of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and the Cabinet’s General Committee, as well as the decisions of the Shura Council,…