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AbdulNasser Al-Huwaiti
Social Activist
detainee
Date of Birth
1971-12-7
City Of Birth
Tabuk
Gender
Male
Nationality
Education
About The Detainee
Brother of Abdulrahim Al-Huwaiti, who was killed by Saudi authorities in his home for refusing forced displacement
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2020-10-18
City Of Internment:
Tabuk
Reason
Refusal to comply with the forced displacement of residents from their homes in the Al-Huwaitat region
Method
Arrested by Saudi security forces while on his way to Duba Hospital, a few days after his son Ahmad Abdulnasir Al-Huwaiti was detained
Practices And Violations
Subjected to physical and psychological torture, and held in solitary confinement for four months
The Human Dimension In His Detention
Saudi authorities arrested his son a few days before his own detention, and earlier killed his brother Abdulrahim Al-Huwaiti as part of the forced displacement of their family from their homes
Prison
Dhahban Prison in Jeddah
Trial and legal proceedings
After five court sessions, he was sentenced to 27 years in prison
