Saudi Arabia: Man Sentenced to Death for Tweets – Peaceful Criticism on Social Media Brings Death Penalty Introduction A Saudi court has sentenced a retired Saudi teacher, Muhammad al-Ghamdi, to death based solely on his peaceful expression online, through tweets, retweets, and YouTube activity, according to Human Rights Watch. This […]
Tag: SaudiArabia
The Deadly Toll: Unraveling the Mass Killings of Migrants at Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Border
Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings of Migrants at Yemen Border Systematic Abuses of Ethiopians May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity August 21, 2023 | By Recently, Human Rights Watch released a report detailing the horrifying mass killings of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers at the Yemen-Saudi border. The report paints a […]
Injustice Behind Bars: The Imprisonment of a Saudi Psychiatrist
Saudi Arabia: Psychiatrist Jailed after Salary Dispute Likely Unfair Trial, Arbitrary Detention on ‘Terrorism’ Charges An Unjust Imprisonment Human Rights Watch has reported that an Egyptian doctor, Sabri Shalabi, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia for his alleged involvement with the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The case […]
Saudi Arabia’s Broken Promise: Imminent Execution of Juveniles Highlights Violation of Death Penalty Abolition
Saudi Arabia’s Record-Breaking Use of the Death Penalty on Children Introduction Amnesty International has recently raised concerns about the imminent execution of seven young men in Saudi Arabia who were all children at the time of their arrest. Despite the Saudi authorities’ commitment to end the use of the death […]
Saudi Arabia’s Pro Golf Merger Is An Attempt to “Sportswash” Human Rights Abuses
Saudi Investment Fund Merges with Professional Golf Association: A Sportswashing Attempt The Announcement On June 6, 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Professional Golf Association (PGA) announced the merger of their golf-related commercial businesses and rights, including LIV Golf and the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, […]
The Implications of Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Two Shi’a Bahrainis
Saudi Arabia Executes Two Shi’a Bahrainis on Terrorism Charges Saudi Arabia has executed two Shi’a men from Bahrain following a “grossly unfair trial” on terrorism-related charges, according to Amnesty International. Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer were arrested in May 2015 and held incommunicado for more than three months. The charges […]
Saudi Authorities Must Uphold Civil Society’s Vision for Respect and Rights
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International recently issued a statement calling on Saudi Arabia to respect civil society organizations, activists, and dissidents who are advocating for human rights and demanding a future for their country that prioritizes those rights. The call comes in the wake of a public event organized […]
Saudi Arabia Under Pressure to Respect Civil Society Vision
Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia Call for Reform Civil Society’s Right to Voice Their Vision for Reform Saudi Arabian human rights defenders, activists, and dissidents have come together to create a roadmap titled “A People’s Vision for Reform in Saudi Arabia.” This vision outlines a future for the country […]