Saudi Arabia - Long jail terms for two more Saudi human rights defenders

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is stunned to learn that Waleed Abu Al-Khair, the founder of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA), and Mukhlif Al-Shammari, a human rights activist, have been sentenced in the past few days to 15 and five years in prison respectively for drawing attention to human right violations in Saudi Arabia “These human rights defenders are paying a high price for their commitment to the fundamental freedom flouted by the Saudi regime,” said Reporters Without (...)

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