{"id":149,"date":"2014-08-17T19:22:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/149-human-rights-violation-in-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2014-08-17T19:22:50","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T19:22:50","slug":"human-rights-violation-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/149-human-rights-violation-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights violation in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi human rights activist brutalized by prison&#8217;s guards\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The rights group says a Saudi human rights activist was dragged from his cell in chains and beaten after refusing to cooperate with the prison transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The activist has been relocated five times since he was arrested in April.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest move, he was taken from a jail in the western port city of Jeddah to a facility in the capital Riyadh, almost 1,000 kilometers away from his family.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the 35-year-old activist was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a 15-year travel ban, and a fine of USD 53,000 after criticizing rights violations in the Arab kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>It is to mention that the activist called on Saudi authorities to immediately release all those people serving long jail terms just for peacefully advocating human rights in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The Al Saud regime has come under harsh international criticism for its human rights record.<\/p>\n<p>It is said that over 30,000 political prisoners are held in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi human rights activist brutalized by prison&#8217;s guards\u00a0 \u00a0 The rights group says a Saudi human rights activist was dragged from his cell in chains and beaten after refusing to cooperate with the prison transfer. 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