Aziza al-Yousef
Aziza al-Yousef
Personal information
Name: Aziza al-Yousef
Name in Arabic: عزيزة اليوسف
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Female
Marital status: --
Profession: --
Place of residence: Riyadh
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:15 May 2018
Manner of arrest: In a raid on her home by heavily armed security officers
Where held: Riyadh - A-Ha’ir Prison
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: Recruiting government employees to gather confidential information; providing financial support to foreign entities; communicating with foreign states hostile to Saudi Arabia
Court: --
Verdict: Unknown
Date of verdict: Unknown
Updates on trial: Aziza al-Yousef was summoned to attend a hearing in the Riyadh Criminal Court in Riyadh on 18/07/2019
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied contact with family , Denied access to a lawyer , Torture and ill-treatment, placed in solitary confinement
Violation details: Subjected to brutal torture and placed in solitary confinement; denied visits and phone calls for months
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: None
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/prisonersofconscience/aziza-al-yousef
Reference 4: None
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