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Urgent Action Update: Sentence Confirmed On Saudi Arabian Writer (Saudi Arabia: UA 41.17)

June 16, 2017

Saudi Arabian writer Nazeer al-Majed was informed on 15 May that the Court of Appeal of the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh has upheld his seven-year prison sentence. Nazeer al-Majed has been detained since 18 January solely for having peacefully exercised his right to freedom of expression. He is a prisoner of conscience.

Saudi Arabian writer Nazeer al-Majed was informed on 15 May that the Court of Appeal of the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh has upheld his seven-year prison sentence. Nazeer al-Majed has been detained since 18 January solely for having peacefully exercised his right to freedom of expression. He is a prisoner of conscience.   1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Calling on the Saudi Arabian authorities to quash Nazeer al-Majed’s conviction and release him immediately and unconditionally as he is a prisoner of conscience sentenced solely for the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association;
  • Urging them to protect and ensure the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly for all in conformity with Saudi Arabia’s international human rights obligations and commitments.

Contact these two officials before 28 July, 2017:

King and Prime Minister His Majesty 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 the Interior) +966 11 403 3125 (please keep trying) Twitter: @KingSalman Salutation: Your Majesty

Ambassador Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia 601 New Hampshire Ave. NW Washington DC 20037 Fax: 1 202 944 5983 Phone: 1 202 342 3800 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Ambassador

  2) LET US KNOW YOU TOOK ACTION Click here to let us know if you took action on this case! This is Urgent Action 41.17 Here’s why it is so important to report your actions: we record the actions taken on each case—letters, emails, calls and tweets—and use that information in our advocacy.   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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