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From University to Prison: Two Lebanese Students Illegally Detained Since 2007
KSA - News | 04 November 2011
In 2005, Youssef Shehadeh and Ibrahim Khadr, two 27 year-old Lebanese students left Lebanon for Saudi Arabia to study Islamic Law at the Islamic Medina University. They could have had their degree by now but the Saudi authorities decided otherwise. Both were arrested in June 2007 on the compound of the University by the Saudi security services (Mabahith) without being given any explanation. Since then, they are being detained in the Kingdom without any legal proceedings.
Saudi Arabia: Disabled person tortured in secret detention at Al-Qassim prison
KSA - News | 02 November 2011
Arrested on 26 December 2005 by the infamous Saudi investigative police (Al-Mabahith), detained for six years without any legal proceedings, held in solitary confinement, torture.. Abdulaziz Al-Barahim seems to share the exact same plight as thousands of other Saudi citizens detained in the Saudi prisons... Except that Abdulaziz is a disabled person.
Saudi Arabia: Continued detention of Bilal Abu Haikal following unfair trial and after the end of his sentence
KSA - News | 23 August 2011
Bilal Abu Haikal, a 24 year old Lebanese student, has been held in Saudi Arabia since 18 July 2009, yet was never brought before a judge during the first 18 months of his detention. When he was presented to a judge in early February of this year, he was sentenced without a trial to two years in prison, in clear violation of internationals norms for a fair trial. Despite having served this 2 year term which ended on 28 June 2011, Abu Haikal remains detained in Al Hayr Prison in Saudi Arabia with no legal justification.
Saudi Arabia: 56 year-old human rights defender, Mikhlif Al-Shammari, still illegally detained and tortured
KSA - News | 23 August 2011
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Saudi Arabia : A detainee paralyzed following severe acts of torture
KSA - News | 05 August 2011
Detained for over a year at Dammam prison, Murad Al Mukhlif, a 36-years-old school director and father to two children, has suffered severe acts of torture. His family, who was not allowed to visit him in prison for a year, recently learned that the severe beatings he had received on his back led to the paralysis of both his legs. According to Murad, he was beaten with a wooden stick, his beard was torn, he was forced to stay in painful positions for hours and regularly deprived of sleep.