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Ghassan Bahaa Al-Din Zareig

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detainee

Date of Birth
City Of Birth
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education

About The Detainee

Sheikh Ghassan Bahaa Al-Din Zareig is the Executive Director of the project "With My Hand, I Drew Its Letters and Wrote Its Words," which centers on handwriting the Holy Qur'an to aid in review and memorization. Launched in 2018 and adopted by Scope International Group, the project gained significant attention. Ghassan Bahaa Al-Din Zareig met with Yasin Aktay, the former advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister and Deputy of Foreign Affairs for the Justice and Development Party, presenting him with a copy of the project's volume. This meeting alone led to Ghassan's arrest on charges of communicating with foreign entities, and he was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Specialized Criminal Court.

Arrest And Human Rights Violations

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Date Of Arrest:
2023-01-03
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City Of Internment:
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Reason
Due to his gifting a copy of his book to Yasin Aktay, the former advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister.
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Method
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Practices And Violations
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The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
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Trial and legal proceedings
Sentenced to 13 years in prison

Time Line For Arrest

2023-01-03

Arrest

2023-01-05

Sentenced to 13 years in prison

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