Personal information
- Sex: Male
- Marital status: Married
- Area of activity: ACPRA Member , Human rights activist
- Place of residence: Riyadh
Co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)
Arrest and jail information
- Prison: Al-Ha’ir Prison, Riyadh
- Date of arrest: 26 December 2013
- Manner of arrest: Arrested at court following sentencing
Trial information
- Charges: Disobeying the ruler; damaging the country’s reputation; co-founding an unlicensed association (ACPRA)
- Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
- Verdict: Ten-year prison term followed by ten-year travel ban
- Date of verdict: 11 November 2014
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention
Timeline
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6-14 March 2021 - He went on hunger strike, along with 30 prisoners of conscience, in protest against harassment and ill-treatment by prison officials at Al-Ha’ir in Riyadh, including being held on the same wing as psychiatric detainees. -
11 November 2014 - He was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by ten-year travel ban. -
26 December 2013 - He was arrested at court following sentencing.
Other prisoners
Sarah al-Jar
Manal al-Gafiri
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Mohammed al-Ghamdi
Academic
Mohammed al-Hajji
Abdel Nasser Ahmad al-Huwaiti