At least 10 men, including Sulieman al-Rushudi, Essam al-Basrawi, Dr Saud al-Hashimi, Al-Sharif Saif Al-Ghalib, Dr Musa al-Qirni, Dr Abdel Rahman al-Shumayri and ‘Abdelaziz al-Khariji were arrested in the cities of Jeddah and Madinah on 3 February. They are held incommunicado and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amnesty International believes that they may have been detained solely for their peaceful activities in defence of human rights.
