Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Take Action! - Release Human Rights Defender On Hunger Strike (Saudi Arabia: UA 244/16)


Human rights defender Khaled al-Omair has been on hunger strike since 6 October in protest at his continuing detention. He was due to be released on 5 October after completing his eight-year prison sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience.


October 25, 2016


 


Human rights defender Khaled al-Omair has been on hunger strike since 6 October in protest at his continuing detention. He was due to be released on 5 October after completing his eight-year prison sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience.


 


On 6 October Khaled al-Omair, a human rights defender and retired security guard, began a hunger strike in protest at his continuing imprisonment despite expiry of his sentence.


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