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Dr Ahmed al-Suyan
Journalist
detainee
Date of Birth
1963
City Of Birth
Riyadh
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
PhD in the Arabic language
About The Detainee
Journalist and writer; President of the Islamic Press Association and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Bayan Magazine.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-20
City Of Internment:
Riyadh
Reason
Journalist
Method
hi was arbitrarly arrested from his home
Practices And Violations
- He was subjected to enforced disappearance
- He was not allowed to appoint a lawyer
- He was not presented before a trial until the
start of 2020
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Al-Ha’ir, Riyadh
Trial and legal proceedings
He had a secret trial hearing on charges
related to his act of expressing his opinion. He
was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. His
sentence was supposed to end on September20, 2020, but he remains detained.
Time Line For Arrest
2020-01-20
his first secret trial hearing was held
2020-09-30
hi was sentenced to 3 years impresonment
hi was errested