We revisit the six activists and journalists currently in jail and call for your messages of support
CATEGORY: Saudi Arabia
Let them know they are not forgotten
Join us in sending messages of support to six human rights activists and journalists around the world who are #JailedNotForgotten
Marking seven years since the arrest of Raif Badawi
Free expression groups came together to mark seven years since the arrest of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi.
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom must be held to account for suppression of dissent
Index on Censorship joins with dozens of civil society organisations to call for Saudi Arabia to be held accountable for grave human rights violations.
Saudi Arabia: Authorities must release Yemeni writer Marwan Al-Muraisy
ALQST for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, English PEN, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Index on Censorship, and PEN International call on the authorities in Saudi Arabia to release Yemeni writer and online activist Marwan Al-Muraisy, who has been subject to enforced disappearance since June.
Al Jazeera debate at Frontline Club descends into shouting match
A debate at the Frontline Club last night on the future of Al Jazeera, following recent calls for the network to be shuttered by a group of seven Arab countries, did not go to plan
Press freedom must not be used as a bargaining chip
The call by four Arab states — UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — for Qatar to close news network Al Jazeera is clearly motivated by a desire to control the media in the region.
Raif Badawi’s wife leads calls for his release at Saudi embassy in London
Index on Censorship joined a protest of solidarity outside of the Saudi embassy in London to call for the release of blogger Raif Badawi
Fourth anniversary of Raif Badawi’s arrest: Saudi Arabia must release him now
Index on Censorship joined English Pen at the Saudi Arabian embassy in London to call for the immediate release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
Worst countries for restrictions on religious freedom
Some of the worst countries for religious freedom are Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Eritrea, Iran