Fawzan al-Ghaslan
Fawzan al-Ghaslan
The authorities have released the poet and novelist Fawaz Al-Ghuslan in May 2019, who was arrested as part of a campaign of arrests launched by the Saudi authorities in September 2017. Al-Ghuslan was arrested from his home in the city of Hail, north of Riyadh, due to his tweets criticizing the Kingdom's policy, calls for normalisation with Israel and the siege of Qatar.
Personal information
Name: Fawzan al-Ghaslan
Name in Arabic: فوزان الغسلان
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: Unknown
Profession: Poet
Place of residence: Riyadh
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:12 September 2017
Manner of arrest: Unknown
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: He wrote in a tweet about Qatar days before his arrest, “In the battle of (Khanur) in 1304 AH - 1888 CE, Sheikh Jassim Al Thani disciplined the Al Nahyan, and (the battle) still controls the thoughts and feelings of the sheikhs of the Emirates in their dealings with Qatar."
He also criticized Saudi Arabia's policies, saying, "Countries are not measured by space, but by citizen welfare, justice, economic success, domestic production, agricultural and industrial, and avoiding political indiscretion."
Regarding the normalization policies, Al-Ghassan tweeted, "After we made Islamic groups our first enemy, we began to hear words of rapprochement and normalization with Israel and the possibility of alliance with it and the exchange of embassies ... wonders."
Victim's charges: Unknown
Court: Unknown
Verdict: Unknown
Date of verdict: Unknown
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention
Violation details: Unknown
References
Reference 1: https://alqst.org/ar/as-saudi-authorities-launch-pr-campaign-war-on-freedom-of-expression-reaches-zenith https://alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/fawzan-al-ghaslan
Reference 2: https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2019/5/18/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A https://www.uae71.com/posts/70618
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/fawzan-al-ghaslan
Reference 4: None
CHANGE A LIFE TODAY
As long as injustice persists, none of us can truly rest. It doesn’t take much to change a life, help us bring light to this injustice today by sharing this page and start making the difference.