ALQST for Human Rights
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· Jul 16
ALQST briefing highlights growing use of arbitrary travel bans in Saudi Arabia
A new briefing from ALQST highlights how Saudi Arabia’s authorities are arbitrarily barring increasing numbers of Saudi citizens from leaving the country through the use of unlawful travel bans.
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📣 Our new briefing highlights how #SaudiArabia's authorities are arbitrarily barring increasing numbers of Saudi citizens from leaving the country through the use of unlawful travel bans.
This punitive practice has a devastating human impact.
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This punitive practice has a devastating human impact.
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Sunday marks 3⃣ years since Manahel al-Otaibi's arrrest, who remains unjustly imprisoned in #SaudiArabia.
See our new briefing with ways to help:
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🐦 Post with #FreeManahel
✏️ Sign the petition
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
✉️ Write to officials
See our new briefing with ways to help:
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🐦 Post with #FreeManahel
✏️ Sign the petition
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
✉️ Write to officials
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sunday marks 3⃣ years since Manahel al-Otaibi's arrrest, who remains unjustly imprisoned in #SaudiArabia.
See our new briefing with ways to help:
➡️ alqst.org/File/briefin...
🐦 Post with #FreeManahel
✏️ Sign the petition
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
✉️ Write to officials
See our new briefing with ways to help:
➡️ alqst.org/File/briefin...
🐦 Post with #FreeManahel
✏️ Sign the petition
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
✉️ Write to officials
Saudi aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan remains forcibly disappeared, serving 20 years in prison for peaceful satire on X.
See our briefing with steps you can take:
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🐦 Post online under the hashtag #FreeSadhan
✏️ Sign the petition
✉️ Write to your elected representative
See our briefing with steps you can take:
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🐦 Post online under the hashtag #FreeSadhan
✏️ Sign the petition
✉️ Write to your elected representative
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Saudi aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan remains forcibly disappeared, serving 20 years in prison for peaceful satire on X.
See our briefing with steps you can take:
➡️ alqst.org/File/briefin...
🐦 Post online under the hashtag #FreeSadhan
✏️ Sign the petition
✉️ Write to your elected representative
See our briefing with steps you can take:
➡️ alqst.org/File/briefin...
🐦 Post online under the hashtag #FreeSadhan
✏️ Sign the petition
✉️ Write to your elected representative
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‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row. Since the start of 2024, at least 264 foreign nationals have been executed for drug crimes in Saudi Arabia.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
Relatives share with the Guardian final words of those killed amid ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman’s rule
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row. Since the start of 2024, at least 264 foreign nationals have been executed for drug crimes in Saudi Arabia.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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من المروع سماع أنه بدلاً من إطلاق سراح المدافع السعودي عن حقوق الإنسان محمد البجادي في نهاية فترة احتجازه التعسفي، حُكم عليه مرة أخرى بالسجن لمدة 25 عامًا بتهم غير معروفة حتى الآن في محاكمة غير عادلة وفي تناقض صارخ مع قوانين حقوق الإنسان الدولية
Appalled to hear that instead of releasing #Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi at the end of his term in arbitrary detention he was sentenced again, now to 25 years in prison, on so-far unknown charges in an unfair trial & in blatant contradiction with international human rights law
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
من المروع سماع أنه بدلاً من إطلاق سراح المدافع السعودي عن حقوق الإنسان محمد البجادي في نهاية فترة احتجازه التعسفي، حُكم عليه مرة أخرى بالسجن لمدة 25 عامًا بتهم غير معروفة حتى الآن في محاكمة غير عادلة وفي تناقض صارخ مع قوانين حقوق الإنسان الدولية
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Appalled to hear that instead of releasing #Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi at the end of his term in arbitrary detention he was sentenced again, now to 25 years in prison, on so-far unknown charges in an unfair trial & in blatant contradiction with international human rights law
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Appalled to hear that instead of releasing #Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi at the end of his term in arbitrary detention he was sentenced again, now to 25 years in prison, on so-far unknown charges in an unfair trial & in blatant contradiction with international human rights law
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‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
Relatives share with the Guardian final words of those killed amid ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman’s rule
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to visit the United States next Tuesday, his first since he approved the #JamalKhashoggi killing.
ALQST and 10 NGOs call on the US government to address #SaudiArabia’s human rights abuses during the visit.
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ALQST and 10 NGOs call on the US government to address #SaudiArabia’s human rights abuses during the visit.
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Joint Statement: US: Prioritise rights during Saudi leader’s visit
The United States government, including Congress, should address Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s expected visit to Washington on 18 November 2025.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to visit the United States next Tuesday, his first since he approved the #JamalKhashoggi killing.
ALQST and 10 NGOs call on the US government to address #SaudiArabia’s human rights abuses during the visit.
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ALQST and 10 NGOs call on the US government to address #SaudiArabia’s human rights abuses during the visit.
alqst.org/en/post/join...
With @financialtimes.com's new investigation out today exploring the unravelling of Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity, look back at our briefing paper on the wide range of concerns regarding the project.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With @financialtimes.com's new investigation out today exploring the unravelling of Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity, look back at our briefing paper on the wide range of concerns regarding the project.
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Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi has now spent over four years in detention in Bulgaria.
Along with 20+ NGOs, we urge Bulgarian authorities to release him and ensure he isn’t deported to #SaudiArabia, where he faces risk of grave abuses.
#SaveAlKhalidi
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Along with 20+ NGOs, we urge Bulgarian authorities to release him and ensure he isn’t deported to #SaudiArabia, where he faces risk of grave abuses.
#SaveAlKhalidi
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Joint appeal for international protection for Saudi human rights defender detained in Bulgaria for over four years
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are gravely concerned by the imminent threat to Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman AlBakr al-Khalidi of deportation after over four years in deten...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi has now spent over four years in detention in Bulgaria.
Along with 20+ NGOs, we urge Bulgarian authorities to release him and ensure he isn’t deported to #SaudiArabia, where he faces risk of grave abuses.
#SaveAlKhalidi
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Along with 20+ NGOs, we urge Bulgarian authorities to release him and ensure he isn’t deported to #SaudiArabia, where he faces risk of grave abuses.
#SaveAlKhalidi
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Yesterday the Saudi authorities executed a Nigerian woman for drug-related crimes.
They have executed at least 320 people so far in 2025, including five women.
They have executed at least 320 people so far in 2025, including five women.
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Yesterday the Saudi authorities executed a Nigerian woman for drug-related crimes.
They have executed at least 320 people so far in 2025, including five women.
They have executed at least 320 people so far in 2025, including five women.
🕊️ ALQST has learned that teacher Mona al-Bayali, detained for six years for exercising her right to free speech, has been released.
Her cousin Ghaida al-Bayali, detained for two years in al-Tarafiya Prison, was also recently released, along with several other detainees.
Her cousin Ghaida al-Bayali, detained for two years in al-Tarafiya Prison, was also recently released, along with several other detainees.
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🕊️ ALQST has learned that teacher Mona al-Bayali, detained for six years for exercising her right to free speech, has been released.
Her cousin Ghaida al-Bayali, detained for two years in al-Tarafiya Prison, was also recently released, along with several other detainees.
Her cousin Ghaida al-Bayali, detained for two years in al-Tarafiya Prison, was also recently released, along with several other detainees.
Over the weekend the #Saudi authorities' executed five Pakistani nationals for non-lethal drug offences.
They have now executed at least 319 people so far in 2025, and are on course to exceed last year’s record number of 345 executions.
#NoDeathPenalty
They have now executed at least 319 people so far in 2025, and are on course to exceed last year’s record number of 345 executions.
#NoDeathPenalty
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Over the weekend the #Saudi authorities' executed five Pakistani nationals for non-lethal drug offences.
They have now executed at least 319 people so far in 2025, and are on course to exceed last year’s record number of 345 executions.
#NoDeathPenalty
They have now executed at least 319 people so far in 2025, and are on course to exceed last year’s record number of 345 executions.
#NoDeathPenalty
Over 50k have now signed the petition calling for the release of Manahel al-Otaibi— a fitness instructor and women’s rights activist jailed by the #Saudi authorities for her peaceful activism.
#FreeManahel
✒️ Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
#FreeManahel
✒️ Add your name here:
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Free Manahel al-Otaibi
Tell Saudi Arabia to free Manahel al-Otaibi and reform laws that suppress women’s rights and free speech. Sign now.
www.globalcitizen.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Over 50k have now signed the petition calling for the release of Manahel al-Otaibi— a fitness instructor and women’s rights activist jailed by the #Saudi authorities for her peaceful activism.
#FreeManahel
✒️ Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
#FreeManahel
✒️ Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
The recent executions of Jalal Labbad and Abdullah al-Derazi raise grave fears for other child defendants on death row.
Sign our petition with Global Citizen calling on the Saudi authorities to immediately quash the death sentences passed on child defendants.
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Sign our petition with Global Citizen calling on the Saudi authorities to immediately quash the death sentences passed on child defendants.
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Saudi Arabia: Stop the Juvenile Death Penalty
Since 2015, the annual execution rate in Saudi Arabia has increased by 82% and at least 172 people were executed in 2023.
www.globalcitizen.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The recent executions of Jalal Labbad and Abdullah al-Derazi raise grave fears for other child defendants on death row.
Sign our petition with Global Citizen calling on the Saudi authorities to immediately quash the death sentences passed on child defendants.
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Sign our petition with Global Citizen calling on the Saudi authorities to immediately quash the death sentences passed on child defendants.
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Saudi Arabia’s SCC has sentenced human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to another 25 years in prison, despite already being held over two years beyond his previous sentence.
His case again highlights the Saudi authorities’ determination to silence peaceful dissent.
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His case again highlights the Saudi authorities’ determination to silence peaceful dissent.
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Veteran human rights defender re-tried and sentenced to another 25 years
Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court has re-tried and, on 27 October 2025, sentenced veteran human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to a further 25 years in prison.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Saudi Arabia’s SCC has sentenced human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to another 25 years in prison, despite already being held over two years beyond his previous sentence.
His case again highlights the Saudi authorities’ determination to silence peaceful dissent.
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/vete...
His case again highlights the Saudi authorities’ determination to silence peaceful dissent.
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/vete...
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No, Saudi Arabia has not abolished the Kafala system:
Fact-checking the disinformation campaign making the rounds www.mrrors.org/2025/10/no-s...
Fact-checking the disinformation campaign making the rounds www.mrrors.org/2025/10/no-s...
No, Saudi Arabia has not abolished the Kafala system - MRRORS
In recent weeks, multiple media outlets have claimed that Saudi Arabia has abolished the Kafala system. Most of these reports repeat nearly identical tone and phrasing, with some recycling old case st...
www.mrrors.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
No, Saudi Arabia has not abolished the Kafala system:
Fact-checking the disinformation campaign making the rounds www.mrrors.org/2025/10/no-s...
Fact-checking the disinformation campaign making the rounds www.mrrors.org/2025/10/no-s...
🚨 After retrial, #SaudiArabia's Specialised Criminal Court has sentenced human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to 25 years in prison.
This is despite him completing his prison term over two years ago.
#FreeAlBejadi
See our previous joint statement:
alqst.org/en/post/ngos...
This is despite him completing his prison term over two years ago.
#FreeAlBejadi
See our previous joint statement:
alqst.org/en/post/ngos...
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🚨 After retrial, #SaudiArabia's Specialised Criminal Court has sentenced human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi to 25 years in prison.
This is despite him completing his prison term over two years ago.
#FreeAlBejadi
See our previous joint statement:
alqst.org/en/post/ngos...
This is despite him completing his prison term over two years ago.
#FreeAlBejadi
See our previous joint statement:
alqst.org/en/post/ngos...
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Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... Imprisoned for Promoting Nubian Cultural Heritage
#Egypt #KSA
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... Imprisoned for Promoting Nubian Cultural Heritage
#Egypt #KSA
Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately
Saudi authorities should immediately release 10 Nubian Egyptians who have been unjustly detained for over five years.
www.hrw.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... Imprisoned for Promoting Nubian Cultural Heritage
#Egypt #KSA
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... Imprisoned for Promoting Nubian Cultural Heritage
#Egypt #KSA
The UK Chancellor visits Saudi Arabia today aiming to secure the forthcoming UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement, which has been marked by a lack of transparency.
As ALQST and partners urged, the UK must commit to strong human rights conditions before signing any agreement.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
As ALQST and partners urged, the UK must commit to strong human rights conditions before signing any agreement.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Joint Statement: Human Rights Concerns Regarding the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council
We are writing on behalf of a coalition of rights groups and trade unions to express deep concern around the lack of transparency and rights protections in the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement between...
www.hrw.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The UK Chancellor visits Saudi Arabia today aiming to secure the forthcoming UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement, which has been marked by a lack of transparency.
As ALQST and partners urged, the UK must commit to strong human rights conditions before signing any agreement.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
As ALQST and partners urged, the UK must commit to strong human rights conditions before signing any agreement.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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Time for this article again- Starmer’s silence on human rights in Saudi Arabia speaks volumes. It signalled the UK’s quiet complicity — prioritising arms sales and economic ties over accountability. @declassifieduk.org
www.declassifieduk.org/starmers-sil...
www.declassifieduk.org/starmers-sil...
Starmer’s silence on human rights in Saudi Arabia speaks volumes
As exiled activists, we were stunned to see the former human rights lawyer cosying up to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
www.declassifieduk.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Time for this article again- Starmer’s silence on human rights in Saudi Arabia speaks volumes. It signalled the UK’s quiet complicity — prioritising arms sales and economic ties over accountability. @declassifieduk.org
www.declassifieduk.org/starmers-sil...
www.declassifieduk.org/starmers-sil...
Despite completing his prison term over two years ago, Saudi human rights defender and ACPRA co-founder Mohammed al-Bejadi now faces retrial.
📅 His next court hearing is on Monday 27 October, at the SCC. ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.
#FreeAlBejadi
📅 His next court hearing is on Monday 27 October, at the SCC. ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.
#FreeAlBejadi
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Despite completing his prison term over two years ago, Saudi human rights defender and ACPRA co-founder Mohammed al-Bejadi now faces retrial.
📅 His next court hearing is on Monday 27 October, at the SCC. ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.
#FreeAlBejadi
📅 His next court hearing is on Monday 27 October, at the SCC. ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.
#FreeAlBejadi
ALQST expresses deep concern over the appointment of Salih al-Fawzan as #SaudiArabia's new Grand Mufti.
He has a long record of deeply discriminatory and inflammatory statements, that undermine women’s rights and justify repression of dissent.
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He has a long record of deeply discriminatory and inflammatory statements, that undermine women’s rights and justify repression of dissent.
alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
ALQST expresses deep concern over the appointment of Salih al-Fawzan as the new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
ALQST expresses deep concern over the appointment of Salih al-Fawzan as the new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, given his long record of deeply discriminatory and inflammatory statements.
alqst.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ALQST expresses deep concern over the appointment of Salih al-Fawzan as #SaudiArabia's new Grand Mufti.
He has a long record of deeply discriminatory and inflammatory statements, that undermine women’s rights and justify repression of dissent.
alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
He has a long record of deeply discriminatory and inflammatory statements, that undermine women’s rights and justify repression of dissent.
alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
Read Middle East Eye's coverage about the Saudi authorities' horrifying execution of Abdullah al-Derazi, the second child offender to be executed in Saudi Arabia in two months.
Featuring comments from our Monitoring and Advocacy Officer Nadyeen Abdulaziz.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/cruelle...
Featuring comments from our Monitoring and Advocacy Officer Nadyeen Abdulaziz.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/cruelle...
‘Cruellest violation’: Saudi Arabia executes second child offender in two months
Abdullah al-Derazi was executed for taking part in protests against the treatment of Shias when he was 17
www.middleeasteye.net
October 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Read Middle East Eye's coverage about the Saudi authorities' horrifying execution of Abdullah al-Derazi, the second child offender to be executed in Saudi Arabia in two months.
Featuring comments from our Monitoring and Advocacy Officer Nadyeen Abdulaziz.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/cruelle...
Featuring comments from our Monitoring and Advocacy Officer Nadyeen Abdulaziz.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/cruelle...
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🚩Yesterday Saudi authorities executed Abdullah al-Derazi for alleged crimes committed as a child.
Saudi authorities reached two horrific milestones: the 300th execution of 2025 & the 2nd execution of a person accused of committing crimes as a child. @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Saudi authorities reached two horrific milestones: the 300th execution of 2025 & the 2nd execution of a person accused of committing crimes as a child. @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders
Saudi authorities on October 20, 2025, executed a man convicted of alleged crimes committed as a child.
www.hrw.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚩Yesterday Saudi authorities executed Abdullah al-Derazi for alleged crimes committed as a child.
Saudi authorities reached two horrific milestones: the 300th execution of 2025 & the 2nd execution of a person accused of committing crimes as a child. @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Saudi authorities reached two horrific milestones: the 300th execution of 2025 & the 2nd execution of a person accused of committing crimes as a child. @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Today #SaudiArabia's authorities executed two more Egyptian nationals for drug-related offences- Mohammed Saad (pictured) and Omar Sherif.
Both suffered abuses throughout their detention and trial, including denial of family contact and confessions extracted through torture.
Both suffered abuses throughout their detention and trial, including denial of family contact and confessions extracted through torture.
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today #SaudiArabia's authorities executed two more Egyptian nationals for drug-related offences- Mohammed Saad (pictured) and Omar Sherif.
Both suffered abuses throughout their detention and trial, including denial of family contact and confessions extracted through torture.
Both suffered abuses throughout their detention and trial, including denial of family contact and confessions extracted through torture.