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Saudi Arabia: New Details of Alleged Torture Leaked

Prison Guards Describe Harrowing Scenes Concerning Political Detainees © 2016 Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – New accounts have emerged of alleged torture of high-profile political detainees in Saudi prisons, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi authorities failed to independently and credibly investigate allegations that Saudi authorities tortured Saudi women’s rights activists and others detained in early 2018, including with electric shocks, beatings, whippings, and sexual harassment. Human Rights Watch has obtained a series of anonymous text messages sent in January 2021 from an individual identifying themself as a Saudi prison guard that provide descriptions of the torture and ill-treatment they and other prison guards witnessed Saudi interrogators commit against high-profile detainees in mid-to-late-2018. The person declined to reveal their name for fear of reprisal but described in text messages what they saw and forwarded text messages from other prison g

Saudi women activists - Newspaper

THE release of two Saudi women activists from confinement recently has once again raised questions about the pace and genuineness of reforms in the kingdom, particularly when it comes to human rights, and specifically women’s rights. Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah had been in captivity since 2018, after the Saudi state had launched a crackdown on activists. Another prominent rights activist, Loujain al-Hathloul, was released earlier this year after she was handed an over five-year sentence on charges of ‘terrorism’. However, Ms Hathloul is not allowed to leave Saudi Arabia. It is unclear what has prompted the release of the women activists. One possibility is that American ‘nudging’ may be behind the move. A US official was in Riyadh recently and met the head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission. According to a US government Twitter account “steps forward in women’s and labour rights in Saudi Arabia” were discussed. The Biden administration professes to put human r

Saudi rights body launches training program

Saudi Cinema Nights tell compelling stories The screenings are breaking barriers and showcasing the progress made by the Saudi talents on the big screens Updated 28 June 2021 June 28, 2021 01:23 JEDDAH: Storytellers across the Kingdom have received massive support in recent years, and the rewards are being shown on big screens near you. The Red Sea International Film Festival has celebrated Saudi filmmaking talent with the “Saudi Cinema Nights” event at Muvi theaters in Mall of Arabia, Jeddah, where they screened several short films made in the Kingdom. The screenings were a celebration of creative minds, breaking barriers and showcasing the progress made by Saudi talents on the big screens.

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