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Waleed Abulkhair Olof Palme Prize Awarded In 2012

 
Waleed Abulkhair

Waleed Abulkhair

Award Name : Olof Palme Prize

Year of Award : 2012

Award for : Human Rights

Location : Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

 

Waleed Sami Abulkhair is a Saudi Arabian lawyer and human rights activist, and the head of the "Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia" (MHRSA) organization. He was listed by Forbes magazine as one of Top 100 Most Influential Arabs on Twitter. He is the first activist to be prosecuted by the Terrorism Law. He was arrested on 15 April 2014 and was sent to Alhair "political prison" while prosecution. On July 6, 2014, Abulkhair was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Specialized Criminal Court.He received Olof Palme Prize in 2012.

 

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