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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: 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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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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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: Repression in the name of security
1 December 2011

The Saudi Arabian authorities launched a new wave of repression in early 2011 in the context of protests sparked by long-standing grievances over detentions without ...

Report       MDE 23/016/2011

Saudi Arabia: Repression in the Name of Security (Media Advisory)
28 November 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY Index: MDE 23/029/2011 28 November 2011 Amnesty International report on 1 December Saudi Arabia: Repression in the Name of ...

PressItem       MDE 23/029/2011

Saudi Arabia: Further information: Iraqi man executed
24 November 2011

Muhammad bin Abd Rab al-Amir bin Ali al-Shammari (previously spelled Mohammad Abdul Amir) an Iraqi national aged 36, was arrested in 1995 and charged with the murder ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/028/2011

Saudi Arabia: Lengthy sentences for reformists a worrying ...
23 November 2011

Nine of the men had met to discuss setting up a human rights association, and had circulated a petition calling for political reform.

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