Un syndicaliste algérien condamné à 10 ans de prison en appel pour son activisme en faveur des droits humains
Ali Mammeri est un fonctionnaire, opposant et militant du Hirak, président du Syndicat national des fonctionnaires de la culture (SNFC) et membre du conseil national de la Confédération syndicale des Forces Productives (COSYFOP). Il a fait l’objet de représailles et de menaces de poursuites judiciaires à la suite de sa campagne de syndicalisation dans le secteur […]
Algerian trade unionist sentenced to 10 years in prison on appeal for human rights activism
Ali Mammeri is a civil servant, dissident and Hirak activist, president of the Syndicat national des fonctionnaires de la culture (SNFC) and member of the Conseil national de la Confédération syndicale des Forces Productives (COSYFOP). He was the subject of reprisals and threats of legal action after organising a unionisation campaign in the cultural sector […]
Egyptian national, Mohamed Kamel, executed in Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel is an Egyptian national who was working as a carpenter and living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On April 5, 2014 Kamel was apprehended and abducted by individuals in civilian clothing at a hotel in the city of Duba. Immediately upon arrest, he was placed in the Duba Police Station and later transferred […]
An Egyptian national, Farhat Abu al-Saud, was executed in Saudi Arabia
Farhat Fathi Abdel Maksoud Abu Al-Saud is an egyptian national. He lived in Egypt and worked as a driver. On January 28, 2018, Al-Saud was arrested in Saudi Arabia in Duba port by police officers following an inspection of the truck he was driving.. During the inspection, the truck was flagged as suspicious and was therefore […]
Syrian human rights defender deported back to Syria after nearly 10 months of detention in Turkey
Mohammed al-Kayali is a Syrian national and human rights defender. He participated in protests and opposition activities at the University of Aleppo in 2004 and was forced to flee Syria. He went to Saudi Arabia that year and continued his studies there. He carried on speaking out on social media against the Assad regime whilst […]
Un avocat algérien de défense des droits humains condamné pour un post Facebook
Mounir Gharbi exerce la profession d’avocat et est membre du Collectif de défense des détenus d’opinion, fondé en 2019 pendant le Hirak pour obtenir la libération des prisonniers politiques et d’opinion. Gharbi fait l’objet de deux poursuites judiciaires liées des propos tenus sur Facebook relevant de son droit à la liberté d’expression et au contenu […]
Algerian human rights lawyer Mounir Gharbi sentenced for his posts on social media
Mounir Gharbi is a lawyer and a member of the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees, established in 2019 during the Hirak movement to advocate for the release of political and conscience prisoners. Gharbi is facing two legal proceedings, one related to comments posted on Facebook, and the other concerning the content of a 2020 plea pronounced […]
Saudi protester Mohammad al-Faraj sentenced to death
Short summary (max ~ 70 words): Mohammad Abdullah al-Faraj was arrested in 2017 from his workplace in Dammam by the Mabahith and is currently detained in Dammam Prison. He was charged on the basis of acts related to the exercise of his freedom of expression and sentenced to death by the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC). […]
Saudi protestor Mohammad Labbad sentenced to death
Mohammad Labbad is the brother of Jalal Labbad, who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for participating in protests while he was a minor. Mohammad Labbad was arrested in 2017 by the Mabahith and is currently detained in Dammam Prison. He was charged on the basis of acts related to the exercise of his […]
Détention du défenseur des droits humains algérien Tahar Larbi
Tahar Larbi, défenseur des droits humains et président de la section d’El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh de la Ligue algérienne pour la défense des droits de l’Homme (LADDH), dissoute en 2022, a été arrêté le 18 septembre 2024. Il a été poursuivi dans deux affaires distinctes en raison de publications critiques sur les réseaux sociaux, notamment sur […]