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Saudi "Day Of Rage" Protester To Go On Trial: Khaled al-Johani
21 February 2012

The only man to demonstrate on the “Day of Rage” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 March 2011, is scheduled to stand trial on 22 February. Amnesty International considers ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/004/2012

Saudi Arabia: Three men at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia
15 February 2012

Three foreign nationals convicted of drugs related offences are at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia against the backdrop of an upsurge of executions since the ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/003/2012

Saudi Arabia: Man might face death penalty for tweets: Hamza ...
13 February 2012

Saudi Arabian national Hamza Kashgari risks being charged of apostasy, punishable by death, for remarks he posted on Twitter. He was forcibly returned to Saudi ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/002/2012

Saudi Arabia: Three at risk of imminent execution
9 February 2012

Three men may be at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for drugs offences. They have exhausted all their appeals and could be executed in the coming days ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/001/2012

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

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: Saudi men sentenced to amputation
15 December 2011

Six men have been sentenced by the General Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to amputation of their right hands and left feet for “highway robbery”. Their sentence ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/030/2011

Saudi Arabia: Beheading for 'sorcery' shocking | Amnesty ...
12 December 2011

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry has said a woman has been beheaded for the crime of "witchcraft and sorcery.".

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Amnesty International | Saudi Arabia: Protesters and reformists ...
1 December 2011

The last nine months has seen a new wave of repression in Saudi Arabia as authorities have cracked down on protesters and reformists on security grounds, Amnesty ...

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Saudi Arabia: Protesters and reformists targeted in name of ...
1 December 2011

Saudi Arabian authorities have been using the fight against terrorism as a pretext to crack down on dissent.

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