Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia extends duration of stay for single-entry visit visas
Saudi
November 10, 2022
Saudi Arabia extends duration of stay for single-entry visit visas
Saudi Arabia will now allow people with single-entry visit visas to remain in the kingdom for up to three months,…
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release a prisoner of conscience from Eastern Province
Saudi
November 10, 2022
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release a prisoner of conscience from Eastern Province
International human rights organizations have called for intensifying efforts to pressure the Saudi authorities to release prisoners of conscience who…
Saudi authorities issue three new death sentences against young men from Qatif
Saudi
October 29, 2022
Saudi authorities issue three new death sentences against young men from Qatif
The Vice-President of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, Adel Al-Saeed, confirmed that the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi…
Human rights committee warns of a new massacre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi
October 26, 2022
Human rights committee warns of a new massacre in Saudi Arabia
The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula warned of the seriousness of the humanitarian and…
Saudi court sentences Shia cleric Mojtaba al-Nimr to 12 years in prison
Saudi
October 22, 2022
Saudi court sentences Shia cleric Mojtaba al-Nimr to 12 years in prison
The Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr to 12 years in prison without…
Saudi Arabia: Young men face imminent execution despite assurances on resentencing juveniles to prison terms
Saudi
October 11, 2022
Saudi Arabia: Young men face imminent execution despite assurances on resentencing juveniles to prison terms
At least three young men are at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia after an appeal court confirmed their…
Female Hajj and Umrah pilgrims no longer need a male guardian in Saudi Arabia
Saudi
October 11, 2022
Female Hajj and Umrah pilgrims no longer need a male guardian in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that a male guardian, or a mahram, is no longer needed to accompany a female pilgrim…
Yemen: The Saudi coalition seizes the diesel ship “Pericles” and worsens the humanitarian situation
Yemen
October 11, 2022
Yemen: The Saudi coalition seizes the diesel ship “Pericles” and worsens the humanitarian situation
Today, the Saudi coalition detained a new diesel ship despite obtaining entry permits from the United Nations, which worsens the…
Demands for a UN condemnation of the Saudi judiciary for violating human rights
Saudi
October 2, 2022
Demands for a UN condemnation of the Saudi judiciary for violating human rights
International and human rights criticism of the Saudi authorities escalated in the Human Rights Council against the backdrop of continuing…
Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists
Saudi
September 29, 2022
Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists
Salma al-Shehab, 34, is an activist who is best known for supporting and speaking for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia…