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Amnesty International
Report 2011

The 2011 Annual Report on
Saudi Arabia is now live »

Reform activists in Saudi Arabia must receive fair appeal hearings ...
25 January 2012

The 16 men received lengthy prison sentences after they tried to set up a human rights organization.

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Saudi Arabia urged to investigate Shi'a protester death | Amnesty ...
13 January 2012

One protester has been shot dead and several wounded in clashes with police during a pro-reform demonstration in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia urged to investigate Shi'a protester death | Amnesty ...
13 January 2012

The Saudi Arabian authorities should launch an independent investigation into the death of a Shi'a protester who was killed during a demonstration in Saudi Arabia's ...

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Saudi Arabia urged to investigate Shi'a protester death | Amnesty ...
13 January 2012

One protester has been shot dead and several wounded in clashes with police during a pro-reform demonstration in Saudi Arabia.

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Amnesty International | Middle East and North Africa: Protest and ...
9 January 2012

Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers ...

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Middle East and North Africa: Year of rebellion: The state of ...
9 January 2012

2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and backgrounds ...

Report       MDE 01/001/2012

Middle East and North Africa: Protest and repression set to ...
9 January 2012

Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers ...

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Saudi Arabia: Protesters detained in Saudi Arabia
22 December 2011

Around 15 men are still detained in police stations in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, following a protest on 16 December 2011. They may be prisoners of conscience ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/031/2011

Saudi Arabia: King urged to commute 'cross amputation' sentences ...
16 December 2011

Six Bedouin men accused of "highway robbery" in Saudi Arabia face "cross-amputation", a sentence amounting to torture.

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Saudi Arabia: King urged to commute “cross amputation” ...
16 December 2011

Six men facing amputation of their right hands and left feet for “highway robbery” must have their sentences commuted by the King, Amnesty International said today ...

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