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Abdulrahman Farhana
Journalist
detainee
Date of Birth
21/03/1957
City Of Birth
Gender
Male
Nationality
Jordanian
Education
journalist
About The Detainee
A Jordanian journalist who worked in Dammam
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2019-02-22
City Of Internment:
Dammam
Reason
For supporting the resistance in Palestine
Method
Practices And Violations
The Saudi authorities denied him permission to attend his mother’s funeral while he was in prison, subjected him to ill-treatment, and deliberately withheld medical care.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
He suffers from several chronic illnesses, including diabetes.
Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
He was charged with joining a terrorist entity and sentenced to 19 years in prison, with half the term suspended and deportation upon completion of the sentence.
Arrested