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Fears For Health Of Imprisoned Saudi Rights Defender

April 18, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Fears For Health Of Imprisoned Saudi Rights DefenderThis report is published Amnesty International. Here is an excerpt:

Fears are growing for the health and wellbeing of imprisoned human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani, who has been held incommunicado after testing positive for Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia’s Al Ha’ir prison, said Amnesty International.  

Mohammed al-Qahtani, co-founder of the now disbanded Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), formerly one of Saudi Arabia’s few independent human rights organizations, is serving a 10-year prison sentence solely for his peaceful activism. His wife told Amnesty International that his family have had no contact with him since he tested positive for Covid-19 10 days ago.  

“By denying Mohammed al-Qahtani contact with his family, they are cruelly blocking his contact with the outside world at a time when communicating with them to reassure them of his health and wellbeing is even more crucial,” said Lynn Maalouf, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Political Dissidents, Saudi Arabia

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