Saudi Arabia releases human rights activist Essam Koshak January 23, 2021 at 11:14 am | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia
A member of the Saudi police in Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2015 [MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images] January 23, 2021 at 11:14 am
The Saudi authorities have released human rights activist Essam Koshak after four years of detention, according to the social media accounts of Saudi activists.
Koshak was arrested in January 2017 and has been released after serving his full sentence.
As reported by ALQST Organisation for Supporting Human Rights, the ruling against Koshak includes a four-year travel ban, starting from the day of his release.