Personal information
- Sex: Female
- Marital status: Married
- Area of activity: Academic , Blogger , Human rights activist , Women’s rights activist , Writer
- Place of residence: Riyadh
- Group:
Holds a PhD degree in Linguistics, Yougraduate of Birmingham University in the UK, Eman is a leading campaigner for women’s rights and human rights in general
Arrest and jail information
- Date of arrest: 15 May 2018
- Manner of arrest: Forcibly removed from her home following a raid by security forces and was forcibly disappeared for three months till she was transferred to Al Ha'ir Prison.
Trial information
- Charges: Recruiting government employees to gather confidential information; communicating with foreign entities; providing financial support to parties hostile to Saudi Arabia
- Court: Criminal Court
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
- Enforced disappearance ,
- Denied contact with family ,
- Torture and ill-treatment
Violation details
Subjected to brutal torture and sexual molestationAwards
Won the 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award along with Nouf Abdulaziz and Loujain al-Hathloul
Timeline
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27 June 2019 - She was summoned to attend the fourth session of trial at Riyadh Criminal Court. -
03 April 2019 - She was summoned to attend the third session of trial at Riyadh Criminal Court.
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28 March 2019 - She was temporarily released from Al-Ha’ir Prison, Riyadh and is currently under close security surveillance and banned from writing and blogging. -
27 March 2019 - She was summoned to attend the second session of trial at Riyadh Criminal Court.
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13 March 2019 - She was summoned to attend the first session of trial at Riyadh Criminal Court.
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2019 - She won the 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award along with Nouf Abdulaziz and Loujain al-Hathloul. -
15 May 2018 - She was forcibly removed from her home following a raid by security forces. -
2015 - She was arrested.
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2013 - She was arrested.
