Zakaria Al-Safwan
Zakaria Al-Safwan
Personal information
Name: Zakaria Al-Safwan
Name in Arabic: زكريا آل صفوان
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: --
Profession: --
Place of residence: Al-Qatif
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:01 January 2011
Manner of arrest: Unknown
Where held: Dammam Al-Mabaheth (General Investigations Directorate)
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Advocacy for freedom of speech
Victim's charges: Writing an article supporting the right to protest. Sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2011. The Appeals Court approved the judgement on Novemebr 18, 2013. He was accused of of entering banned websites, talking to the foreign media as an oppositon to the authorities, and writing articles against the government. He was arrested after writing an article entitled 'In support of the right for peaceful protest'
Court: --
Verdict: Sentenced to 10 years in prison
Date of verdict: Sentenced to 10 years in prison
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: No information
Violation details: Unknown
References
Reference 1: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/46314/imprisonment-of-zakaria-al-safwan-in-saudi-arabia
Reference 2: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/11/04/high-cost-change/repression-under-saudi-crown-prince-tarnishes-reforms
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/prisonersofconscience/zakaria-al-safwan
Reference 4: None
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