human rights defender

Ibrahim Saleh Ahmed Abu Khalil Al-Huwaiti

Actions and Campaigns

HRD's year of birth

1982

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Economic, social and cultural rights
  • Land rights

HRD's bio and work

Ibrahim Al-Huwaiti was arrested in early November 2020. He belongs to the al-Huwaitat tribe, which was targeted by Saudi authorities for their vocal opposition to the NEOM project that threatens to displace them.

Current Status

In prison (sentenced)

Detained since

Nov 1, 2020

Charge(s)

  • Terrorism

Sentence

Death sentence

Latitude: 23.31333587450307

Longitude: 44.6484375

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: Western Asia

Recent case update / evolution

Ibrahim Saleh Ahmed Abu Khalil Al-Huwaiti was arrested in early November 2020. On 5 August 2022, Ibrahim Al-Huwaiti was sentenced to death by the Saudi Specialised Criminal Court, which was upheld on appeal on 23 January 2023. He was charged with establishing a terrorist cell and creating a Twitter account and using it to harm national unity.

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