Amnesty International 24 April 2013 Six reformist prisoners of conscience have been kept behind bars, while 10 others, several of whom were out on bail, are now released under a “pardon” on condition that they give up their activism. Ten men were released under a royal “pardon” in January, but only if they signed a [...]
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Saudi Arabia: stop arbitrary arrests, travel bans on opposition
Human Rights Watch, 28th March 2012 (Sanaa) – Saudi Arabia should end the arbitrary detention and travel bans inflicted on those who peacefully exercise their freedom of speech or assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Several intellectuals remain in detention one year or longer for charges relating to their exercise of freedom of speech and [...]
Saudi Arabia: christians arrested at private prayer
Human Rights Watch 30 January 2012 Thirty five Ethiopian Christians are awaiting deportation from Saudi Arabia for “illicit mingling,” after police arrested them when they raided a private prayer gathering in Jeddah in mid-December, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Of those arrested, 29 were women. They were subjected to arbitrary body cavity searches in [...]
Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedoms U.S. Report
In May 2011 the United States Commission on International Religious Freedoms published its annual report (covering 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2011). The Commission designated Saudi Arabia a “country of particular concern”. Here is the Commission’s summary of religious freedom in Saudi Arabia: “During the reporting period, systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious [...]
