After holding some of the detainees for nearly two years without charge, Saudi authorities began a mass trial behind closed doors on 8 March 2020 at the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh.
Without offering any justification, Bahrain’s High Criminal Appeals Court has delayed a judgement in the case of Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa who had previously been sentenced to death on the basis of torture-tainted confessions. Lawyers have been notified that the verdict will now be issued on Christmas Day.
Preparations are reportedly underway to execute death row prisoners as part of the so-called National Drug Eradication Week, between 21 June and 1 July 2019.
Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a reformist thinker on vague charges relating to his peaceful religious ideas, Human Rights Watch says.
Ahead of the Europa League Final between Arsenal and Chelsea in Azerbaijan, Amnesty International has warned of an ongoing crackdown on human rights in the country.
Saudi Arabia’s official press agency has announced a mass execution of 37 people. Most, if not all, were convicted in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), the Kingdom’s secretive and widely condemned anti-terrorism tribunal.
During the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Amnesty International is calling on people to tweet support for Matthew Hedges, along with others unfairly imprisoned in the UAE.