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UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release a prisoner of conscience from Eastern Province
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Female Hajj and Umrah pilgrims no longer need a male guardian in Saudi Arabia
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Index on Censorship: Saudi courts equate freedom of opinion with terrorist acts
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Index on Censorship: Saudi courts equate freedom of opinion with terrorist acts

Index on Censorship for Freedom of Expression considered that courts are weapons used to equate freedom of expression with acts…
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