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196:. His first court appearance following the arrest was on 22 December 2011 in the Specialized Criminal Court, on charges of "encumbering the affairs of the ruler, not complying with rules and regulations, attending an unlicensed gathering, spreading sedition, and not obeying religious scholars". He was given no prior notice of the court hearing, so his defence lawyers were unable to attend the session.
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An unnamed 45-year-old woman was tried in the
Specialized Criminal Court starting on 31 July 2011. On 29 October 2011 she was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for "sheltering people wanted for security related matters and inciting terror acts in the kingdom, possessing two pistols and financing
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team on a street in Riyadh in the presence of security forces. On 22 February 2012 he was charged in the
Specialized Criminal Court with "support of demonstrations, presence at the location of a demonstration, and communications with the foreign media in a manner that harmed the reputation of the
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organization and starting a petition for political reform. Seven others were arrested for being linked to al-Hashimi. On 22 November 2011, the 16 were convicted in the
Specialized Criminal Court of "forming a secret organization, attempting to seize power, incitement against the King, financing
185:, arrested on 21 March 2011, appeared in the Specialized Criminal Court in August 2011 for "insurrection against the ruler, instigating demonstrations, and speaking with foreign channels." Judge al-'Abd al-Latif prevented al-Bejadi's defence lawyers from attending the August trial session.
238:, was arrested in 2012 after being hit and injured by a police car. He was tried and sentenced to death and appealed to the Specialized Criminal Court in 2014 and 2015. As of 8 October 2015, he awaited ratification of his sentence by King
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Specialized Criminal Court started hearing charges against 85 people including "possessing explosives, missiles, military weapons, and chemical materials and smuggling said items into the country for terrorist acts on behalf of
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judged the trials to be "grossly unfair", said that there were "allegations of torture and other ill-treatment in pre-trial detention", and that "at least some of those sentenced are
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82:, thus becoming known as "the bravest man in Saudi Arabia". The court convicted 16 of the human rights activists to sentences of 5–30 years' imprisonment on 22 November 2011.
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September 2011 another 41 al-Qaeda suspects appeared in the court. In the same year, the court held trial sessions of human rights activists, including co-founder
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terrorism, and money laundering" and given sentences of 5–30 years, to be followed by travel bans. The men appealed their convictions on 22 January 2012.
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Mubarak Zu'air, a lawyer supporting long-term prisoners, was arrested on 20 March 2011, a day after an interview on the topic with
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for having publicly asked for freedoms and democracy in Saudi Arabia on the 11 March 2011 "Day of Rage" during the
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activists. On 26 June 2011, the court started trials of 85 people suspected of being involved in
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together with forty-four other Saudis, an
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terrorism and terror acts through collecting more than 1,000,000
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616:from the original on 10 June 2011
604:Buchanan, Michael (24 May 2011).
534:Carey, Glen (19 September 2011).
502:"World Report 2012: Saudi Arabia"
475:from the original on 2 March 2012
365:United States Library of Congress
56:Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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570:Kennedy, Dana (8 April 2011).
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361:Saudi Arabia: A Country Study
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321:Legal system of Saudi Arabia
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219:as of February 2012.
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1154:Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
1149:Judiciary of Saudi Arabia
326:Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
254:by United Nations expert
86:Creation and legal status
33:المحكمة الجزائية المتخصصة
183:Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi
123:Riyadh compound bombings
64:Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi
60:Riyadh compound bombings
242:, to be carried out by
173:prisoners of conscience
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240:Salman of Saudi Arabia
236:Saudi Arabian protests
217:prisoner of conscience
1059:. 24 September 2015.
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260:Amnesty International
212:BBC Arabic Television
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647:. 22 February 2012.
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313:Saudi Arabia portal
266:and Prime Minister
181:(ACPRA) co-founder
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357:"The Legal System"
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