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Secretary Tillerson Visit to Gulf Must Not Greenlight More Abuses Against Human Rights Defenders
Today, Secretary Tillerson is meeting with senior foreign officials in Saudi Arabia. This is the latest leg of a week-long tour of the Gulf, and the meeting will include officials…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Sudanese Activist At Imminent Risk Of Deportation (Saudi Arabia: UA 50.17)
Sudanese political activist Alaa Aldin al-Difana is at imminent risk of being deported from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where he would be at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment.…
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Bahrain: Jail term for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab exposes authorities’ relentless campaign to wipe out dissent
The sentencing of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, in his absence, to two years in prison for TV interviews is the latest shocking display of zero tolerance for freedom of…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Nigerian At Risk Of Execution In Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia: UA 156.17)
Nigerian national Suliamon Olufemi remains at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. On 19 April, 11 of his co-defendants were released from prison and deported to Nigeria, having completed their…
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Yemen: Urgent investigation needed into UAE torture network and possible U.S. role
Following an Associated Press investigation alleging that United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its allied Yemeni security forces are arbitrarily detaining and torturing detainees, who are also being interrogated by U.S.…
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On Fifth Anniversary of Arrest, Amnesty International Calls for Release of Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi
Five years ago this Saturday, Raif Badawi was arrested for his writings on a website criticizing the Saudi government and calling for religious freedom. He was sentenced to 10 years…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Sentence Confirmed On Saudi Arabian Writer (Saudi Arabia: UA 41.17)
Saudi Arabian writer Nazeer al-Majed was informed on 15 May that the Court of Appeal of the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh has upheld his seven-year prison sentence. Nazeer…
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Senate Vote for Saudi Arms Deal May Make U.S. Complicit in War Crimes
Following a Senate vote defeating a resolution to block an impending $500 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia, Joanne Lin, senior managing director of advocacy and government relations at Amnesty…
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Families ripped apart, freedom of expression under attack amid political dispute in Gulf
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are toying with the lives of thousands of Gulf residents as part of their dispute with Qatar, splitting up families and…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Two Sudanese Activists At Risk Of Deportation (Saudi Arabia: UA 9.17)
Sudanese activists Elgassim Mohamed Seed Ahmed and Elwaleed Imam Hassan Taha are at imminent risk of deportation from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where they would be at risk of torture…
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Impending Saudi Arms Deal Would Trample Human Rights In Yemen
Amnesty International USA today urged the Senate to approve a resolution to block the impending arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure today.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Saudi Arabian Activist Held Incommunicado (Saudi Arabia: UA 124.17)
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 28 May, after he was deported from Qatar. He is a prisoner of conscience and…