Graduate Student Salma al-Shehab Sentenced to 34 Years in Saudi Arabian Prison
On August 9, Salma al-Shehab, an activist and PhD candidate at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 34 years...
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Ebby Abramson
- Apr 25, 2019
- 1 min
Abdul Kareem Yousef Al-Khodr
In Brief Abdul Kareem Yousef Al-Khodr, a professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia, was sentenced in...
Ebby Abramson
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
Ill-treatment in Prison of Saudi Human Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani Continues
On March 25, 2019, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Mohammed Al-Qahtani, a prominent Saudi economist’s, health is deteriorating...
Ebby Abramson
- Jul 21, 2018
- 2 min
Renowned Scholar Hatoon Al-Fassi Arrested Week after Driving Ban Lifted in Saudi Arabia
In July 2018 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi, a prominent women's rights advocate and writer at the...
Ebby Abramson
- Nov 14, 2016
- 2 min
Saudi Student and Blogger Raif Badawi Given More Lashes in Prison
The Raif Badawi Foundation said in a statement that it has received confirmation that Badawi is to be given more lashes in prison. This...
Ebby Abramson
- Nov 14, 2016
- 2 min
Qatar University Cancels "Women in Islam" Talk After Controversy and Death Threats
Qatar University postponed a lecture that was supposed to be held on Thursday after its keynote speaker received death threats for her...