Monitoring & Documentation

While civil society in Saudi Arabia has largely been silenced, and individuals communicating with the outside world are at high risk of reprisals, we maintain an extensive network of sources that enables us to closely monitor human rights violations on the ground and bring them to the attention of the international community.
Monitoring & Documentation Portuguese national detained for nine months without charge in Saudi Arabia
Portuguese national Tiago Alves has been detained in Saudi Arabia without charge since December 2025, one of a growing number of foreign nationals arrested while visiting Saudi Arabia.
2026-10-22
Monitoring & Documentation Execution of yet another Saudi child offender heightens fears for others
On 17 October 2026, Saudi Arabia’s authorities executed 29-year-old Hassan Zaki al-Faraj for alleged offences at least one of which dates back to when he was a child.
2026-10-20
Monitoring & Documentation Fears for Islamic scholar Abdulaziz al-Tarifi, on news of Saudi Public Prosecution calling for death penalty
ALQST is concerned to learn that Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution has called for Islamic scholar Abdulaziz al-Tarifi, currently being held in solitary confinement in Al-Ha’ir Prison, to be sentenced to death.
2026-08-26
Monitoring & Documentation Colombian engineers detained in Yemen and held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia
Three Colombian engineers have been detained and held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since early 2026, raising serious concerns for their health and wellbeing.
2026-07-16
Monitoring & Documentation Saudi Arabia: Visitors to Saudi Arabia imprisoned for social media posts
Visitors to Saudi Arabia risk being detained, subjected to grossly unfair trials, and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences for their social media activity, Amnesty International and ALQST said today.
2026-06-29
Monitoring & Documentation Testimony of a European national subjected to cruel treatment during detention in Saudi Arabia
Testimony of a European national subjected to cruel treatment during detention in Saudi Arabia.
2026-04-29
Monitoring & Documentation Analysis: Why is Saudi Arabia executing so many people, especially foreign nationals, for drug-related offences?
Saudi Arabia has a long history of strict drug control laws and using the death penalty for drug-related offences. Yet even by historical standards, the current surge in executions is dramatic.
2026-04-21
Monitoring & Documentation Saudi Arabia surpasses 2,000 executions under King Salman
As of early April, the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia since King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s accession to the throne on January 23, 2015 has surpassed 2,000.
2026-04-20
Monitoring & Documentation Saudi Arabia executes third child offender in eight months
On 9 April 2026 Saudi Arabia’s authorities executed Ali al-Subaiti, a young man convicted following a grossly unfair trial of “terrorist” crimes allegedly committed when he was a minor.
2026-04-10
Monitoring & Documentation Women face systemic discrimination over executions in Saudi Arabia, new research finds
Saudi Arabia’s escalating use of the death penalty over the past decade has consistently disadvantaged women, particularly migrant domestic workers, ESOHR and ALQST said today.
2026-03-09
Monitoring & Documentation Still Not Free: ALQST’s 2025 report exposes the persistence of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia
ALQST’s Annual Report for 2025, published today, confirms that behind the glittering façade of today’s Saudi Arabia major human rights concerns persist.
2026-02-02
Monitoring & Documentation Analysis: Understanding the recent wave of prisoner releases in Saudi Arabia
After years of resisting widespread calls to release prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia, the authorities began, in late 2024, to release dozens of such individuals from prison.
2026-01-23
Monitoring & Documentation Highest execution toll ever recorded in Saudi Arabia: at least 356 individuals executed in 2025
Saudi Arabia’s escalating use of the death penalty reached horrifying new levels in 2025. According to data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025.
2026-01-09
Monitoring & Documentation French national held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia
A French national arrested more than a year ago for not having a valid permit for the Hajj should have a fair trial and attention for his health needs, ALQST for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch said today.
2025-12-09
Monitoring & Documentation Joint appeal for international protection for Saudi human rights defender detained in Bulgaria for over four years
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are gravely concerned by the imminent threat to Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman AlBakr al-Khalidi of deportation after over four years in detention.
2025-11-05
Monitoring & Documentation Veteran human rights defender re-tried and sentenced to another 25 years
Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court has re-tried and, on 27 October 2025, sentenced veteran human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to a further 25 years in prison.
2025-10-30
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