Prisoners of Conscience

Monitoring & Documentation

Monitoring & Documentation Nourah al-Qahtani: Yet another lengthy jail sentence, for tweeting
Among the unprecedented slew of lengthy sentences recently handed down in the Saudi courts, on 9 August 2022 the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal sentenced Nourah Saeed al-Qahtani to 45 years in jail.
2022-09-16
Monitoring & Documentation Extreme jail terms in Saudi Arabia signal new phase of repression and new low for human rights
ALQST has been gravely concerned to see several lengthy prison sentences – of between 32 and 50 years – handed down recently to activists.
2022-09-09
Monitoring & Documentation Video of security officers attacking women in Saudi orphanage highlights state misogyny
ALQST has been deeply concerned to see the video footage circulating showing Saudi security and police officers assaulting young women in the Social Education Home (orphanage) in Khamis Mushait.
2022-09-01
Monitoring & Documentation 34 years jail for women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab, who used Twitter to call for reforms
In the Saudi authorities’ longest prison sentence ever for a peaceful activist, the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal on 9 August handed down terms totalling 34 years to rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab.
2022-08-15

Advocacy & Campaigns

Advocacy & Campaigns Academics call on UK government to act as Saudi court jails Leeds student for tweeting
400 academics, staff and research students from UK universities and colleges have signed an open letter calling on the government to take urgent action in the case of Salma al-Shehab.
2022-09-28
Advocacy & Campaigns President Biden’s visit has a negative impact on human rights movement in the MENA region
The human rights movement in the MENA region has paid a heavy price for the unlimited and unconditional support provided by the United Kingdom and United States to repressive governments across the region.
2022-09-05
Advocacy & Campaigns Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab
We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the international community to press Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab.
2022-08-29
Advocacy & Campaigns L’acceuil du prince-héritier par Macron est une gifle au visage des victimes de violations des droits de l’homme en Arabie Saoudite
Le rendez-vous prévu aujourd’hui entre le président français Emmanuel Macron et le prince-héritier Saoudien Mohammed ben Salman est une gifle au visage des victimes de violations des droits humains.
2022-07-28

Reports

Reports The Spotlight Fades, Repression Mounts Again: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia in 2021
ALQST’s latest annual report documents the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
2022-02-07
Reports Joint NGO submission on Saudi Arabia’s UPR mid-term reporting
An NGO report on Saudi Arabia’s progress mid-way through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle.
2021-10-05
Reports Shrouded in Secrecy: Prisons and Detention Centres in Saudi Arabia
An in-depth study of the Saudi prison system by ALQST details sub-standard health and hygiene conditions, reckless medical negligence, and increasing use of private detention facilities to carry out torture.
2021-07-27
Reports Torture in Saudi Arabia - Impunity Reigns
The report, by ALQST for Human Rights in cooperation with the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), presents a detailed investigation into torture in Saudi Arabia.
2021-03-17

ALQST In The Media

Coda Story
Smart Cities
2022-03-29

Authoritarians love smart cities. Russia is no exception

“Every detail of the private life of the citizens is known to the government. Anyone who bothers the regime can get arrested. People themselves are go...
Middle East Eye
Basmah bint Saud
2022-01-08

Saudi princess freed after three years in jail: Report

"She was denied the medical care she needed for a potentially life threatening condition," Alqst said in Saturday's post. "At no point during her dete...
Business Insider
Sportswashing
2021-12-05

Don't let Saudi Arabia use a Formula 1 race to hide the abysmal way it treats its people

On Sunday, December 5, 2021, Saudi Arabia will host its first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix. Thousands of motorsport fans will gather to watch the action...
i24 News
Prisoners of conscience
2021-11-16

Saudi Arabia releases ex-death row inmate arrested as minor

"Abdullah al-Zaher was released yesterday following the expiry of his sentence," ALQST for Human Rights said on Twitter on Monday.
France 24
Prisoners of conscience
2021-10-27

Saudi releases Shiite ex-death row prisoner al-Nimr: rights group

"Ali al-Nimr, a young man detained since 2012 for participating in protests when he was a child, and who previously faced a death sentence, has been r...
Middle East Eye
Musa al-Qarni
2021-10-19

Saudi Arabia: Prominent cleric 'beaten and tortured to death while in detention'

According to ALQST, an independent NGO that promotes human rights in Saudi Arabia, Qarni was beaten around the head and face with sharp objects, which...
Middle East Eye
Musa al-Qarni
2021-10-12

Saudi Arabia: Prominent cleric dies in detention, say campaigners

Multiple human rights groups, including the Saudi rights group ALQST, reported that Musa al-Qarni, a former university professor, died after his healt...
Reuters
Sportswashing
2021-10-08

Human rights groups criticise Newcastle sale to Saudi-led consortium

Saudi Arabian human rights group ALQST accused the Premier League of being driven only by money and employing 'profoundly inadequate' criteria for ass...
BBC
Sportswashing
2021-10-08

Newcastle United takeover: LGBTQ+ fans hope Saudi deal 'a sign for change'

The organisation's acting director, Nabhan al-Hanashi, said: "For Saudi Arabia, the deal shows the success of their PR strategy to invest in sporting...
The Guardian
Sportswashing
2021-10-07

‘English football will sell itself to anyone’: human rights groups condemn Saudi-Newcastle deal

That message was reinforced by Nabhan al-Hanshi, acting director of ALQST, a Saudi human rights group based in the UK, who described the PIF and the S...
The Guardian
Surveillance
2021-09-24

New evidence suggests spyware used to surveil Emirati activist Alaa Al-Siddiq

But now, three months after her death, new evidence has emerged about an intense and pervasive campaign to surveil Al-Siddiq, who served as executive...
Middle East Eye
Arrests
2021-07-13

Saudi Arabia: Doctor 'forcibly disappeared' since arrest two months ago

“Alsharif’s apparent enforced disappearance is of grave concern, particularly given the Saudi authorities’ systematic and widespread use of the practi...
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