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saudi arabia

December 30, 2020

'Sham trial' of Saudi women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul set to resume

The human rights campaigner was arrested almost two years ago.
November 27, 2020

Transfer of Saudi human rights defender's case to 'notorious' court condemned

The Specialised Criminal Court is notorious for issuing lengthy prison sentences following seriously flawed trials, says Amnesty International.
November 21, 2020

G20 Summit must ensure an end to the bombing of Yemen, says CAAT

The summit is being hosted by the Saudi Arabian regime which has led a brutal bombardment of Yemen since March 2015.
November 6, 2020

UN urges Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights activist

The worsening health of Loujain Al-Hathloul, who has been on hunger strike since 26 October to protest against her prolonged detention, is deeply alarming, says the UN women’s rights committee.
November 2, 2020

Case proceeds against Saudi child defendant facing death penalty

Mohammed al Faraj was 15 years old when he was arrested outside a bowling alley in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
October 28, 2020

Judicial Review application filed on decision to renew arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaign Against Arms Trade is confident that the Court will find the decision to resume arms sales was illegal.
October 22, 2020

White poppy campaign launches with call to remember Yemen

Remembrance Day risks being a 'festival of forgetting' if we ignore Yemen and other wars going on today, says the Peace Pledge Union.
October 7, 2020

New statistics show UK Government is world's second biggest arms dealer

These figures should be a source of great shame, says CAAT.
October 6, 2020

G20 urged to secure press freedom improvements in Saudi Arabia ahead of Riyadh summit

Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most prolific jailers of journalists, with 34 journalists currently detained in connection with their work.
September 2, 2020

RAF pauses Llanbedr plan after outcry over training of Saudi pilots

Peace campaigners have welcomed the news that plans to train Saudi Arabian military pilots in Llanbedr, North Wales, have been paused.