Saudi Arabia’s newly installed King Abdullah pardoned five activists on Monday, including three sentenced to up to nine years in jail for calling for political reforms in the absolute monarchy, state television said. More…
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NSHR Asks CITC to Unblock Website « Saudi Jeans // Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 22:49
[...] Ali al-Dumaini, one of three so-called “Constitutional Reformists” who were jailed and later pardoned by King Abdullah soon after he ascended the throne. Following the blockage, al-Dumaini issued a statement expressing his disappointment at the [...]
Al-Lahem Awarded Human Rights Prize « Saudi Jeans // Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 13:15
[...] reformists” back in 2004. At the time, he was jailed for defending their right in a fair trial. He later was pardoned along with the reformists and a fifth activist shortly after King Abdullah ascended the [...]
Top Ten Saudis I Want to Meet « Saudi Jeans // Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10:51
[...] Al Dumaini The three reformists who were jailed for demanding a constitutional monarchy and later pardoned by King Abdullah soon after he ascended the throne are some of the most courageous political [...]
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