On the Seventh Anniversary of His Arrest, Sanad Human Rights Organization Calls for the Immediate Release of Human Rights Activist Omar Al-Saeed

These days mark the seventh anniversary of the arrest of human rights activist Omar Al-Saeed, who was detained by Saudi authorities after a raid on his home on June 23, 2018, due to his peaceful activism and his role in founding the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (HASAM). Since then, Al-Saeed has been held in Buraydah Prison in the Qassim region, deprived of a fair trial and with no transparency regarding his legal status or the conditions of his detention.

It is worth noting that Al-Saeed was first arrested in 2013 and sentenced to seven years in prison, before being released in December 2015. However, he was re-arrested in June 2018 without any clear information provided about the charges against him or the progress of his case.

Sanad Human Rights Organization affirms that the continued detention of Omar Al-Saeed constitutes a flagrant violation of international human rights conventions on freedom of opinion and expression. The organization calls on the Saudi authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally and to ensure his right to freedom and his physical and psychological well-being.

Sanad also urges the international community and human rights organizations to exert serious pressure on the Saudi authorities to end their ongoing crackdown on activists and human rights defenders.