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Urgent Action: Qatari National Arbitrarily Held Incommunicado (Saudi Arabia UA: 114.18)

June 18, 2018

Qatari national Nawaf al-Rasheed was arbitrarily arrested in Kuwait and has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 12 May.

Qatari national Nawaf al-Rasheed was arbitrarily arrested in Kuwait and has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 12 May. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • To release Nawaf al-Rasheed and allow him to return to his place of residency in Doha, Qatar, unless he is promptly charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence and tried in proceedings that conform fully to international fair trial standards.
  • To reveal Nawaf al-Rasheed’s whereabouts, ensure he is protected from torture and other ill-treatment, and to allow him access to a lawyer of his choice, contact with his family, and access to Qatari consular services.

Contact these two officials by 30 July, 2018:

King and Prime Minister His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: (via Ministry of Interior) +966 11 403 3125 (please keep trying) Twitter: @KingSalman Salutation: Your Majesty

Ambassador Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia 601 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington DC 20037 Phone: (202) 342-3800 I Fax:  202 295 3625 Email: [email protected] OR [email protected] Contact Form: https://www.saudiembassy.net/contact Twitter: @SaudiEmbassyUSA Salutation: Your Royal Highness

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