Dania Akkad
Middle East Eye
United Kingdom
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Saudi Arabia executed Jordanian man day after UK minister raised concerns
UK Middle East Minister Lord Ahmad talked to Saudi ministers about Hussein Abo al-Kheir's case hours before his execution over charges he said he was tortured into confessing → Read More
Saudi Arabia: Twitter suspends colonel criticising MBS after defection
Colonel Rabih Alenezi criticised Vision 2030 and enforced disappearances before his Twitter account was suspended → Read More
Yemen: Torture victims accuse Total of breaching French corporate duty law
In new lawsuit, lawyers for men allegedly tortured at Yemeni gas plant used as a prison argue French energy giant failed to identify and prevent rights violations at site run by subsidiary → Read More
Neom: International companies ignore questions over human rights risks
Just three out of a dozen firms contracted by Saudi Arabia respond to rights group, as tribespeople are forcibly displaced and sentenced to years in prison for speaking out → Read More
High court rules UK-based Bahrain activists' case against kingdom can proceed
Judge says court has jurisdiction to hear claim brought by Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Mohammed who allege that their personal computers were targeted by Bahrain with spyware → Read More
Brother of Saudi man pleads with Morocco to stop his extradition
Ahmed al-Rabea says Saudi authorities are punishing his brother Hassan for their family's activism. Rights groups warn he is at 'serious risk' if sent home → Read More
Saudi arms sales: UK accused of 'hiding behind exemptions' over files
Government departments say it is too costly to consider releasing details of discussions about arms exports policy in wake of 2016 bombing in Yemen → Read More
UK traded Jaffa 'sand dunes' with Zionists for Jerusalem embassy land
Mandate government acquired 'Orange Plot' through swap with company buying Palestinian land for Jewish immigrants → Read More
Qatif protester among dozens in imminent danger of execution in Saudi Arabia
A rights group says Saudi businessman Saud al-Faraj was sentenced to death over torture-coerced confessions → Read More
British minister's U-turn on Saudi torture comments sparks criticism from MPs
Government accused of bowing to Saudi pressure after claim kingdom tortured Hussein Abo al-Kheir struck from record → Read More
Saudi women's rights defender 'given 17 years' despite prison sentence ending
Mohammed al-Rabiah, who called for an end to guardianship laws, joins a growing list of Saudis given 'exceptionally harsh' sentences, says rights group → Read More
Pegasus spyware: Dissident launches lawsuit against NSO Group and Bahrain
Yusuf al-Jamri, whose phone was allegedly targetted in 2019, is 'determined' to hold the company and kingdom accountable → Read More
UN experts call on Saudi Arabia to immediately stop drug executions
UN experts said they are particularly concerned for the imminent execution of Hussein Abo Al-Kheir, a Jordanian man on death row in Saudi Arabia on drug offences → Read More
UK foreign office minister condemns 'spike' in Saudi executions
David Rutley says a Jordanian man, Hussein Abo al-Kheir, on death row for a drug offence, has 'clearly' been tortured → Read More
Bahraini leading activist fined over protesting prison conditions
Family says Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, who was convicted of insulting an officer and breaking a plastic chair, denied right to defend himself against 'bogus charges' → Read More
Palestinian activist joins UK lawsuit against NSO Group, UAE and Saudi Arabia
Lawyers for Azzam Tamimi allege Saudi Arabia targeted his phone with Pegasus over a three-year period, including while he was in contact with Jamal Khashoggi → Read More
'All that work is at risk': Fear of Twitter collapse leaves Arab activists scrambling
For over a decade the platform has been the go-to place for the region's protest calls and urgent campaigns. Its potential demise has left rights groups in a state of shock → Read More
Palestinian families urge US to cancel Jerusalem embassy plans on stolen land
Heirs of original landowners whose property was confiscated by Israel in 1950 and two rights groups call on US Secretary of State and US Ambassador to Israel to halt construction plans → Read More
Bahraini activists urge Pope to meet with prisoners and their families
Relatives of political prisoners said they welcomed the pontiff's call for the government to halt the death penalty and hope he will push further during his final days in kingdom → Read More
These young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared
In spring 2021, Saudi authorities seized at least 14 people who had used anonymous accounts to dissent. Many are still unaccounted for. This is the story of three 'May detainees' → Read More