Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists call on King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to release Khaled Al Omair and Mohamed Al Bjady

A group of Saudi human rights activists wrote a letter on 5 August 2012 to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Interior Minister Prince Ahmad Bin Abdulaziz, asking them to release Khaled bin Suleiman Al Omeir and Mohamed bin Salih Al Bjady, two prisoners of conscience, and all other individuals arbitrarily detained in the Kingdom.
Khaled Al-Omeir is one of the most prominent figures in the movement calling for peaceful political reform in Saudi Arabia.
07 Aug 2012
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Saudi Arabia: UN asked to intervene with Saudi Authorities to stop flogging of Egyptian woman

Alkarama has appealed to the United Nations to intervene immediately with the Saudi authorities to interrupt the flogging punishment which to which Ms Najla Yahya Wafa, an Egyptian citizen held in al-Malaz prison in the capital Riyadh, has been subjected. Ms Wafa has already been subjected to a total of 300 lashes, starting on 1 May, and the remaining 200 are to be administered at regular intervals.
06 Aug 2012
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Algeria: Political activist Abdellah Benaoum is free!

Update - Algerian political activist Abdellah Benaoum was freed today following his appeal before the Court of Relizane.
04 Aug 2012
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Algeria: Young cyber-activist accused of "incitement to terrorism"

Saber Saidi, the 33-year-old cyber-activist detained by Algerian intelligence services on 11 July 2012 has been charged with "incitement to terrorism" for sharing videos of the Arab revolutions and Algerian opposition movements. Today detained at El-Harrach prison, he could face a heavy prison sentence simply for exercising his right to freedom of expression.
On 11 July at around midday, Saidi was arrested in public by agents from the Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) near his home in the Zerhoun Mokhtar estate, Bordj El Kiffane, Algiers.
02 Aug 2012
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UAE: Human Rights Groups urge the UK and the US to intervene as number of detained dissidents reaches 50

Alkarama and other human rights groups wrote to the UK and US authorities to urge them to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the unprecedented crackdown against Emirati activists taking place in the country. Since last December, the authorities have illegally detained 50 civil society activists and human rights lawyers. We fear that more people will be illegally arrested and detained as there has been an escalation in the crackdown against peaceful political dissidents and human rights activists in the past two weeks.
01 Aug 2012
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UAE: Joint Open Letter to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague

On 1 August 2012, Alkarama and other Human Rights Groups wrote to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to urge him to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the recent unprecedented crackdown against activists .
 
 
Dear Foreign Secretary,

We are writing to draw your attention to some disturbing human rights developments in the United Arab Emirates, where the authorities have launched a campaign of arrest, arbitrary detention and deportation to repress and intimidate peaceful political activists.

01 Aug 2012
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UAE: Joint open letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

On 31 July 2012, Alkarama and other Human Rights Groups wrote to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to urge her to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the recent unprecedented crackdown against activists. 
 
 

Dear Secretary Clinton,

We are writing to draw your attention to some disturbing human rights developments in the United Arab Emirates, where the authorities have launched a campaign of arrest, arbitrary detention and deportation to repress and intimidate peaceful political activists.

31 Jul 2012
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Mauritania: Seven anti-slavery activists detained arbitrarily for three months

Mr. Oubeid Ould Imigine, Mr. Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, Mr. Yacoub Diarra, Mr. Abidine Ould Maatala, Mr. Ahmed Hamdy Ould Hamar Vall, Mr.
Leid Ould lemlih, Mr.
31 Jul 2012
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Syria: Torture and risk of extrajudicial killing of Ms Fatima Saad

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While media outlets show the cities of Syria in the throes of civil war, the practice of arbitrary arrests and subsequent disappearances of civilians by the Syrian security services and government af
27 Jul 2012
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Yemen: Demonstration in support of the arrested journalist Abd al-Ilah Haidar Shaie on the anniversary of his arrest

Alkarama, in coordination with the Yemeni National Institution for Defending Human Rights and Freedoms (HOOD) and the Yemeni Journalist
Credit to Yemen Press
Syndicate (YJS) organised a demonstration on Wednesday 25 July in support of the arrested journalist: Abd al-Ilah Haidar Shaie who now enters his third year of detention in the Political Security Prison.
25 Jul 2012
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