Saudi Arabia - Sudanese journalist held without charge in Saudi Arabia, fears extradition

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders has learned that Walid Eldoud Elmakki Elhussein, a Sudanese journalist resident in Saudi Arabia since 2000, has been held without charge for the past six weeks and, according to his family, could be extradited to Sudan. As far as the Saudi authorities are concerned, he has broken no Saudi law. His brother, Hussai Eldoud Elmakki Elhussein, told Reporters Without Borders that his arrest was requested by the Sudanese intelligence services, who object to a website he (...)

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