An Iranian Hajj pilgrim who had been detained in Saudi Arabia has been released, Iraq and Oman announced. The foreign ministers of Iraq and Oman held separate telephone conversations with their Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on Saturday to announce the release of the Iranian national. Iran had already called for …
Read More »Saudi woman sentenced to 45 years in jail for social media posts
A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in jail for social media posts, a rights group said. Nourah bint Saeed Al-Qahtani was convicted “likely within last week” by the Saudi Specialised Criminal Court on charges of “using the internet to tear the (Saudi) social fabric” and “violating …
Read More »UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage over a prison sentence spanning more than three decades handed down to a Saudi woman. Doctoral student Salma Al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in jail, followed by a 34-year travel ban in connection with a series of tweets and retweets on …
Read More »UN calls on Saudi Arabia to free relatives of former spy chief
The United Nations Working Group called on Saudi Arabia to immediately release the jailed adult children and son-in-law of former top Saudi intelligence official Saad Al-Jabri, who lives in exile. In 2020, a Saudi court jailed Omar and Sarah Al-Jabri for money laundering and conspiracy to escape the kingdom unlawfully, …
Read More »Human rights groups express ‘deep concerns’ over Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia
Several human rights groups have voiced “deep concerns” over USA’s President Joe Biden’s touted trip to Saudi Arabia and possible meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, warning such a visit could encourage violations of human rights in the absence of commitments from Riyadh. Biden confirmed last week he was …
Read More »Saudi Arabia beheads two Shia citizens and a Yemeni national
The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it had executed two Saudi Shia citizens arrested in connection with a peaceful protest movement in the city of Al-Qatif, along with a Yemeni national. The Saudi Interior Ministry claims the men were sentenced to death for espionage, terrorism and the murder …
Read More »Qatif: First mass Iftar after Corona outbreak [photos]
A group of young people in Al-Basitin neighborhood in Umm al-Hamam of Qatif city of Saudi Arabia, launched the initiative of the first group Iftar. This initiative, which was held in one of the streets of this city, was welcomed by the people. One of the organizers of this mass …
Read More »What you need to know about Quran burning in Sweden
The far-right parties in Europe have managed to appeal to many voters by pushing its anti-Muslim and anti-immigration narrative. Aiming to drum up support ahead of Danish legislative elections in September, he leader of the anti-immigration and anti-Islam group Hard Line, Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan declared a “tour” of Sweden, …
Read More »UN condemns mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
The UN’s Human Rights Chief on Monday (14 Mar 2022) condemned Saudi Arabia‘s mass execution of 81 people during the course of a single day. Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that war crimes may have been committed if people were beheaded following court cases that do not offer proper fair …
Read More »EU concerns about continued use of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
The European Union concerned about the continued use of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia and will continue to raise its position with Saudi interlocutors, advocating for a complete de facto moratorium, as a first step towards a formal and full abolition of the death penalty, the High Representative of European Union”, Josep …
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