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Abdullah Jelan
Human Rights Activist
detainee
Date of Birth
1992
City Of Birth
Jeddah
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
A graduate of West Chester University
About The Detainee
Graduate of West Chester University
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2021-05-12
City Of Internment:
Medina
Reason
Tweets from an anonymous account demanding the right to work for youth and calling for the provision of basic freedoms.
Method
The authorities arrested him in Medina and transferred him to an unknown location after searching his home.
Practices And Violations
He was forcibly disappeared for several months and subjected to torture during interrogation, including the use of electric batons.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
In a recorded video, his fiancée confirmed that she lost contact with him, and his friends informed her that he is detained by security forces. She also expressed her fears of him being killed, saying, "I am scared and terrified. I don't know anything about him, and I don't know if he is dead or alive. I am afraid he might suffer the same fate as journalist Jamal Khashoggi."
Prison
Madina
Trial and legal proceedings
The Specialized Criminal Court issued a sentence of 10 years in prison.
The Specialized Criminal Court issued a sentence of 10 years in prison.