Saudi authorities arrested British national Ahmed al-Doush, a senior business analyst with Bank of America, on 31 August 2024 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. He was returning to the UK, where he resides, after visiting Saudi Arabia with his wife and children. Amnesty International has learned that his next trial session is scheduled for 4 May 2025, and a judgement may be handed down during the hearing. The charges against him appear to be in relation to social media posts and his alleged association with a Saudi critic in exile, with whom he has no relationship beyond knowing his son. He has faced multiple violations to his fair trial rights. Saudi authorities must immediately release Ahmed al-Doush and allow him to return to the United Kingdom.
