Saudi Arabia is now starting to terminate marriage contracts (divorce) in court forcibly for both husband and wife – even if one of the spouses doesn’t appear in court or recognise the divorce. This guarantees the observance of all subsequent rights, ranging from alimony and child custody to the freedom …
Read More »Saudi Arabia: 11 Teenagers From Shia District of Qatif Threatened With Execution
‘Qatif activist’ Twitter account revealed that the number of teenagers threatened with execution in the Qatif area of Saudi Arabia has increased to eleven. The number of teenagers threatened with execution in Qatif has increased to eleven, as Saudi security guards tortured the teenagers, there is therefore concern about their …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Using Anti-Terror Court to Muzzle Critics: Amnesty International reviewed eight SCC trials of 68 Shia defendants
Saudi Arabia is using its anti-terror court as a tool to “systematically silence dissent”. A new report published by Amnesty International today exposes how despite all their rhetoric of reforms, the Saudi authorities are using the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) as a weapon to systematically silence dissent. Alongside the report, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia: Morteza Qarirs is likely to be released within the next few months
The Riyadh Special Criminal Court, in its hearing session held on December 9th, postponed the final verdict of “Morteza Qarirs”, the youngest political prisoner, to December 23, 2019. Human rights sources say Morteza Qarirs’s verdict announcement session that was set to be finalized, postponed to December 23. Saudi authorities’ decision …
Read More »Abdullah al-Awdah: My father faces death for demanding reforms in Saudi Arabia
The son of prominent Saudi preacher and scholar Salman al-Awdah in an open letter has warned about possible death penalty against his father who has not doing anything but calling for an end to Saudi Arabia’s siege of Qatar.
Read More »Human rights group: Torture conducted under Saudi King Salman’s watch
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights says Saudi Arabian security apparatus is conducting systematic physical and psychological torture on prisoners under the direct watch of King Salman. The European-based rights group has reported that the kingdom violates the rights of the prisoners especially under aged children by carrying out …
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