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AbdulAziz al-Sunaidi
Human Rights Activist
detainee
Date of Birth
1976
City Of Birth
Al Qasim
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
Bachelor's in Law
About The Detainee
A human rights activist and lawyer. He was one of the defenders of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2015-02-09
City Of Internment:
Unayzah
Reason
Because he expressed his opinion and his sympathy with the detainees of ACPRA in some of his tweets on his personal Twitter account
Method
Security forces in civilian clothes ambushed him while he was at a petrol station and arrested him from his car
Practices And Violations
- He was subjected to physical and psychological torture
- He was subjected to enforced disappearance
- He was subjected to solitary confinement
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
General Prison in Unaizah, Al Qasim
Trial and legal proceedings
He was charged with inciting public order and inviting people to demonstrate. The Specialised Criminal Court sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment, followed by an 8-year travel ban, and a fine of 100,000 Riyals
Time Line For Arrest
2017-09-07
The Specialized Criminal Court issued a sentence of eight years in prison, followed by an eight-year travel ban and a financial penalty of 100,000 riyals
2021-03-11
He began an open hunger strike in protest against the dire conditions he is enduring
2023-02-09
His sentence has ended, but the Saudi authorities have not released him
Arrested