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Naseema Alsadah
Human Rights Activist
Released
Date of Birth
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City Of Birth
Qatif
Gender
Female
Nationality
Saudi
Education
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About The Detainee
A human rights activist known for her demands for the rights of women and the Shiite minority, and who participated in the Qatif protests in 2017. She ran in the municipal elections in 2015 before she was disqualified, and conducted several campaigns to demand that women be allowed to drive.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2018-07-30
City Of Internment:
Reason
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Method
Security forces raided her house and arrested her
Practices And Violations
Arbitrary arrest
solitary confinement
Prohibition of hiring a lawyer
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Al-Mabahith Prison in Dammam and Al-Ha'ir Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
The Specialised Criminal Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison based on her confessing the tweets she made, and suspended the enforcement for two years as a result of international pressure.
Time Line For Arrest
2019-07-18
A secret court session was held
2020-02-19
A second secret court session was held
2020-11-25
A third secret court session was held
2021-03-01
Her sentence was confirmed by the Court of Appeal
2021-06-01
She was released
She was arrested