Saudi Arabia has executed a prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested seven years ago and convicted on terrorism and treason charges. Activist groups say the charges against him were trumped up.

Despite previous outreach - including a letter from Amnesty International highlighting these patterns of abuse and requesting information on relevant legal reforms - no official response was received.

Dad-of-four Ahmed al-Doush, 41, a banking business analyst of Sudanese heritage, was jailed in May after being held for nine months in al-Hair Prison in the capital, Riyadh. Mr al-Doush was first ...

The Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday (14 June) that the journalist Turki Al-Jasser was put to death following the upholding of his death sentence by the kingdom’s highest court ...

Three years later, the newlywed couple was elated to go on their honeymoon. But after spending nine days in the U.S. Virgin ...

Saudi Arabia should end the mistreatment of older prisoners and ensure their access to adequate medical care, SANAD ...

A 26-year ban on foreign goalkeepers in South Korea’s top soccer league has been lifted for the start of the 2026 season.

But even with attempts to modernize its economy and its image, the country is still ranked as one of the worst human rights abusers in the world. Freedom House lists Saudi Arabia as the eighth worst ...

She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights issues extensively ... Media reports that Saudi Arabia will lift its decades-old ban on alcohol in select tourist ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... Alcohol has been prohibited in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, for 73 years. The once ultra-conservative kingdom has eased ...