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Abdulrahman Al-Hawali
Cleric
detainee
Date of Birth
City Of Birth
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
About The Detainee
Son of Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2018-07-11
City Of Internment:
Al-Baha
Reason
Due to his father's publication of a draft book criticizing the situation in Saudi Arabia.
Method
He was arrested while attending a relative's wedding.
Practices And Violations
Forced detention without legal warrants - enforced disappearance - physical torture to pressure his father - deprivation of sleep in the early months - denied visits from his children.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
Prevented his children from seeing him.
Prison
Al-Ha’ir Prison in Riyadh.
Trial and legal proceedings
Time Line For Arrest
2019-12-08
He began an open-ended hunger strike in protest against being denied visits from his children and the poor treatment he received in prison.
2020-02-05
Secret trial session was held for him in the Specialized Criminal Court.
2022-07-22
The Specialized Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in prison.
2023-01-16
The Court of Appeal increased his sentence from seven years to 17 years.
2023-01-16
He Went On A Hunger Strike In Protest Of His Increased Sentence.
Arrest