On 13 July 2025, Saudi human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was conditionally released from prison after serving an eight-year prison sentence. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was sentenced by the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) on 29 May 2016 following an unfair trial. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). Before it was disbanded, ACPRA was one of Saudi Arabia’s few independent human rights organizations. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily is subject to an eight-year travel ban and a ban on using social media.
