Comments on: Matrook Al-Faleh Freed

By: والله ما مثلك بهالدنيا بلد « Saudi Jeans

والله ما مثلك بهالدنيا بلد « Saudi Jeans — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:04:00 +0000

[...] Saudi Arabia is one of the worst places on earth to be a blogger. Or a woman. Or a lawyer. Or a human rights activist. Or just someone looking for a [...]

By: Xan

Xan — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:21:31 +0000

Who is a naif?

By: Nuha

Nuha — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:41:08 +0000

I am happy to hear that…I was criticizing the Saudis for not going out in demonstrations for what’s going on in Gaza…but it seems that the Saudi people sitaution is really dark.

Inshallah things will be better.Ameen.

By: heraish

heraish — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:34:10 +0000

Naif orders the arrests of activists.

By: Basil in Riyadh

Basil in Riyadh — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:10:48 +0000

Who issues the arrest orders in Saudi Arabia? any idea?

we always hear the news in the passive tense. was arrested, was freed, was allowed etc..

By: Linguist

Linguist — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:05:46 +0000

I am so happy to hear that; yet, it is indeed sadening how limit is freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia. I can not imagine how such an educated professor at the largest school in the country and an activist in human rights got arrested carelessly. Anyhow, what is coming is more important, I hope he does not get fired of his job or other positions he is on, if he has any.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:20:37 +0000

Glad he is out.

Hope there is no gag order on him…We want to hear about more of what he has to say! I do at least. Change won’t happen until one recognizes the need for it. Drawing attention to the need for better and more humane treatment of human rights prisoners is certainly a noble observation but an ironic one to be jailed for…………………………………………..

By: Saudi Activist Freed from Jail | Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Activist Freed from Jail | Crossroads Arabia — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:16:07 +0000

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By: Loay Al-Shareef

Loay Al-Shareef — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:29:44 +0000

Jail is made for those who break the law, speeches/criticism however they vary don’t break the law, a man shouldn’t be put in jail for his opinion or speech, I guess everyone is glad of Dr. Matrook’s release, but the best is yet to come, all alike prisoners must be freed immediately, and let no more contempt inside their hearts, we want to move forward.

“But, spite of all the criticizing elves, Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.” – Charles Churchill

By: jaffar

jaffar — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:08:16 +0000

I’m glad they released him …i hope it’s not a deal for shutting him up,,,

I wish freedom for all our forgotten prisoners who spent most of their lives in jail far away from their beloved ones…