Personal information

  • Sex: Male
  • Area of activity: ACPRA Member , Human rights activist
  • Place of residence: Buraidah, Al-Qaseem
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A founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)

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Arrest and jail information

  • Prison: Buraydah Prison, al-Qassim
  • Date of arrest: 16 September 2017

Trial information

  • Charges: Defaming the Council of Religious Scholars; insulting the judiciary; participating in the establishment of an unlicensed organisation (ACPRA); and communicating with international organisations in order to harm the image of the State
  • Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
  • Verdict: Eleven years in prison, an eleven-year travel ban upon his release, and a fine of 100,000 Saudi Riyals
  • Date of verdict: 24 April 2016

Violations

  • Arbitrary arrest/ detention

Timeline

  • April 2020 - He was placed in solitary confinement for approximately ten days.
  • 16 September 2017 - He was arrested and began serving his sentence and has been held in Onazya Prison ever since.
  • 01 December 2016 - His sentence was increased to eleven years in prison, an eleven-year travel ban upon his release, and a fine of 100,000 Saudi Riyals.
  • 24 April 2016 - He was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by a nine-year travel ban upon release.
  • 03 July 2014 - He was officially informed of the charges against him.
  • June 2014 - His trial began.
  • 21 November 2013 - His interrogation began

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Issa al-Hamid

ACPRA Member , Human rights activist