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Saudi Arabia: Two Saudi rights activists arrested in protests outside Interior Ministry
KSA - News | 12 April 2011
Mubarak Bin Said Ben Zaïr and Jihad Abdulkarim Al-Khodr, both sons of prominent Saudi human rights activists, were amongst those arrested during peaceful protests outside the Interior Ministry in Riyadh on 20 March 2011. Demonstrators were calling for the release of thousands of longstanding prisons held in Saudi prisons without charge or trial. The two men remain in custody despite not having been charged.
Saudi Arabia: Saudi rights group co-founder arrested following protests
KSA - News | 25 March 2011
On 21 March 2011, Saudi General Investigation forces in Buraydah arrested Mohammed Salih Al-Bjady, a co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), an NGO which has worked closely with Alkarama over the years. Though the exact reasons for Mr Al-Bjady's arrest are unknown, his family and colleagues believe that the main reason is his recent participation in a protest organised by the families of political detainees calling for the release of their relatives. These families held a widely publicised protest outside the Ministry of Interior in Riyadh on 20 March 2011, which led to numerous arrests of participants.
Saudi Arabia: Dozens arrested during protests outside Interior Ministry in Riyadh
KSA - News | 21 March 2011
Dozens were arrested outside Saudi Interior Ministry in Riyadh, yesterday 20 March 2011, during protests by family members of arbitrary detainees in Saudi Arabian prisons. Mubarak Bin Zair, son of Said Bin Zair, is amongst those arrested.
Saudi Arabia: Muhammad Abdulkarim released
KSA - News | 17 February 2011
Sources have confirmed the release of Dr. Muhammad Bin Abdallah Bin Ali Al Abdulkarim, a Saudi political prisoner. The Saudi authorities arrested him on 5 December 2010 after he published an article on the political situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia: Muhammad Al-Qahtani and six others arrested after attempt to form Saudi's first political party
KSA - News | 17 February 2011
Yesterday, 16 February 2010, Muhammad Al-Qahtani and six other Saudi human rights activists were arrested, without being shown a warrant, by plainclothes Saudi security personnel at their homes. This arrest follows their attempts to start a reformist political party, which was presented to the Royal Diwan for authorisation and approval.