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Natheer al-Majid
writer
Released
Date of Birth
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City Of Birth
Dammam
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
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About The Detainee
Writer, journalist and blogger.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-13
City Of Internment:
Dammam
Reason
Because of his writings calling for human rights and the right for people to demonstrate and protest He was arrested in 2011 for writing an article entitled ‘I am protesting, therefore I am human’. He remained in prison until 2014. He was re-arrested 2017.
Method
Unknown
Practices And Violations
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The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Dammam General Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
He remained without trial from the time of his arrest until 2017 when the Specialised Criminal Court sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment, a fine of 100,000 Riyals, and a 7-year travel ban on charges of communicating with foreign media outlets.
Time Line For Arrest
2014-01-01
He was released
2017-09-13
Arrested again
2018-01-01
He was sentenced by the Specialised Criminal Court to 7 years imprisonment, 7 year travel ban, and a 100,000 Riyal fine.
2022-07-23
He was released
Arrested for the first time