Abdul aziz al-Shubaily
Abdul aziz al-Shubaily
Founding member of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), detained in September 2017, serving an 8-year prison sentence. , Human rights activist
Personal information
Name: Abdul aziz al-Shubaily
Name in Arabic: عبد العزیز الشبیلي
Date of Birth: 25 February 1985
Gender: Male
Marital status: Unknown
Profession: ACPRA member , Human rights activist
Place of residence: Al-Qassim
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:17 September 2017
Manner of arrest: High security Prison of Buraidah criminal prison since the 7 November 2019
Where held: Onayza Prison, al-Qassim
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: The charges against him included “incitement against public order,” “insulting the judiciary,” “describing the ruling Saudi state ‘unjustly and wrongly’ as a police state,” and “participating in an unlicensed association.”
Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
Verdict: Resentenced to eight years in prison and eight-year travel ban
Date of verdict: Resentenced to eight years in prison and eight-year travel ban
Updates on trial: Trial before the SCC in Riyadh began on October 27, 2014
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied access to a lawyer
Violation details: Trial before the SCC in Riyadh began on October 27, 2014
References
Reference 1: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/prison-sentence-human-rights-defender-abdulaziz-al-shubaili-upheld
Reference 2: https://menarights.org/en/caseprofile/acpra-co-founder-abdulaziz-al-shubaili-arbitrarily-detained-september-2017
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/abdulaziz-al-shubaily
Reference 4: https://alqst.org/en/post/saudi-prisoners-of-conscience-go-on-hunger-strike-over-harassment
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