Saudi Arabia 'launches wave of arrests' over rights support

16:52, 05.04.2019

Saudi Arabia has detained at least seven people, including two dual US-Saudi citizens, over their links to women’s rights activists, reports say.

Those arrested are reportedly not frontline activists, but writers and bloggers who have discussed reform. They had already been under a travel ban since February, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST says, as reported by BBC.

The latest reports follow the temporary release of three female activists from prison last week. They were part of a group of 10 women’s rights campaigners put on trial last month following a crackdown beginning in 2018.

That case has drawn criticism from the international community, with 36 states demanding their release at the UN Human Rights Council. Saudi authorities have not commented on the latest reports.

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