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Saudi Arabia: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirms the arbitrary nature of the detention of Mr. Abdul Hakim Gellani

Alkarama, 05 July 2011

Mr. Abdul Hakim Gellani, a British citizen, was arrested 19 November 2005 during a business trip in Saudi Arabia. Detained from December 2005, he was finally released in July 2006 after seven months of secret detention. After obtaining a visa to return to the United Kingdom where his family lives and giving an interview to Al Jazeera, he was again arrested on 8 August 2007 and detained in secret for two months. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was seized of the matter and adopted opinion 2/2011 on 3 May 2011 confirming the communication sent by Alkarama in December 2011 indicating that the character of Mr. Gellani's detention was arbitrary. Mr. Gellani remains detained to this day.

Saudi Arabia: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Khaled Al-Twijri for more than two years

Alkarama, 04 July 2011

Mr. Khaled Al-Twijri, a Saudi Arabian national, was travelling to Jordan in July 2008 when he was arrested and extradited to Saudi Arabia on 25 January 2009. His family was informed neither of his arrest nor of his extradition.

Saudi Arabia: Release on bail of Mr. Suleiman Al-Rashoudi

Alkarama, 24 June 2011

The lawyer Mr. Sulaiman Al-Rashoudi that had been detained arbitrarily for more than four years has been released on bail 23 June 2011. He was arrested in Jeddah 2 February 2007 by intelligence services (Mabahith). His trial is ongoing and the next hearing will take place 26 June 2011.

Saudi Arabia: Mr Ramizi Siraj arbitrary detained since three years and half

Alkarama, 20 June 2011

Mr Ramizi Siraj (رمزي سراج), aged 30 years, usually lives with his family a Al Khodr Department, Saudi Arabia and works as an employee at Al Harass Al Wateni Hospital in Al Dammam.

On 27 January 2008, Mr Siraj was summoned by the Saudi Investigative Service of Al 'akrabieh who immediately arrested him without being presented with an arrest warrant.

Saudi Arabia: Dr. Said bin Zair arbitrarily detained for the past four years

Alkarama, 03 June 2011

Dr. Said bin Zair, well-known in Saudi Arabia for his independence of mind and his public advocacy of institutional reforms, has been arbitrarily detained since 6 June 2007, when he was arrested in Riyadh on his way back from Mecca. He had already been arrested many times previously and detained for long periods – more than 8 years between 1995 and 2003, and more than a year between 2004 and 2005 – for having exercised his right to freedom of expression, notably by giving an interview to Aljazeera Channel in 2004 in which he discussed the political situation of his country.

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Alkarama Foundation

Saudi Arabia: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirms the arbitrary nature of the detention of Mr. Abdul Hakim Gellani

Saudi Arabia: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Khaled Al-Twijri for more than two years

Saudi Arabia: Release on bail of Mr. Suleiman Al-Rashoudi

Saudi Arabia: Mr Ramizi Siraj arbitrary detained since three years and half

Saudi Arabia: Dr. Said bin Zair arbitrarily detained for the past four years

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