Monitoring & Documentation
As Saudi authorities launch PR campaign, war on freedom of expression reaches zenith
The number of people arrested, among them women, has seen a swift upsurge in the kingdom.
2017-11-02
Monitoring & Documentation
Crackdown continues with waves of arrests, purpose still unclear
Over the past week the Saudi authorities have detained a number of preachers, writers and activists in an as yet unexplained wave of arrests.
2017-09-17
Monitoring & Documentation
“ACPRA trials” come to an end, with sentences totalling 199 years in prison terms and travel bans as well as other punishments
Saudi judiciary brings “ACPRA trials” to a close with confirmation of the final sentence against Abdulaziz al-Shubaily.
2017-08-14
Monitoring & Documentation
A new era, and steps that should be taken
The Saudi people and human rights supporters everywhere are looking for radical changes regarding human rights in Saudi Arabia.
2017-06-28
Monitoring & Documentation
Qatar extradites activist to Saudi after Norway grants asylum
Qatar has extradited the prominent Saudi human rights defender Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Otaibi to Saudi Arabia.
2017-05-31
Monitoring & Documentation
Prisoners tortured for posting videos
ALQST has learned of a number of prison inmates being moved to solitary confinement and subjected to beatings and torture.
2017-05-17
Monitoring & Documentation
Saudi Arabia: Death sentence passed on mentally ill man, Ahmad bin Freih al-Shammari
On Saturday, April 23, 2017, in the General Court in Hafr al-Batin, Saudi Judge Abdulaziz al-Lahem sentenced Ahmad bin Freih al-Shammari to death.
2017-04-25
Monitoring & Documentation
Dina Alaa
Saudi authorities drag fleeing Saudi woman back to KSA from Philippines, arrest activist showing solidarity.
2017-04-14
Monitoring & Documentation
The conditions in Saudi Arabia’s severely overcrowded and disease- and crime-ridden prisons
Reports reaching ALQST point to a sharp increase in the spread of infectious diseases in Saudi prisons.
2017-04-11
Monitoring & Documentation
International Migrants Day – 18 December 2016
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an estimated population of 31million with almost a third being migrant workers.
2016-12-18
Monitoring & Documentation
Mohamed al-Oteibi and Abdullah al-Atawi appear before the Specialised Criminal Court
Activists Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Oteibi and Abdullah bin Modhi al-Atawi were informed of a case against them in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC).
2016-11-03
Monitoring & Documentation
Khaled al-Omair
Khaled bin Suleiman al-Omeir has gone on hunger strike in protest against his continuing detention after the expiry of his eight-year prison term.
2016-10-07
Monitoring & Documentation
Abuses continue amid mounting repression
The Saudi authorities are continuing their relentless crackdown on human rights activists and civil society supporters.
2016-09-08
Monitoring & Documentation
Dr. Saud Mukhtar Al-Hashmi is suffering from health issues and is in urgent need of medical attention.
Al-Hashmi’s health has seriously deteriorated due to ill-treatment in prison.
2016-09-06
Monitoring & Documentation
Waleed Abu al-Khair goes on hunger strike becauseof ill-treatment in prison
Saudi human rights activist Waleed Sami Abu al-Khair has embarked on an open-ended hunger strike, which he will maintain until the management at Jeddah Prison stops abusing him.
2016-06-07
Monitoring & Documentation
Abdulaziz al-Shubaili gets 8-year sentence: ACPRA update and background
The sentencing on May 29, 2016 of human rights activist Abdulaziz al-Shubaili to eight years in jail highlights once again the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s harsh treatment of peaceful dissent and civil activity.
2016-05-29
