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207:. 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
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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
196:, 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.
249:, 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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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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93:, 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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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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terrorism and terror acts through collecting more than 1,000,000
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376:United States Library of Congress
67:Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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372:Saudi Arabia: A Country Study
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265:by United Nations expert
97:Creation and legal status
44:المحكمة الجزائية المتخصصة
194:Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi
134:Riyadh compound bombings
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253:, to be carried out by
184:prisoners of conscience
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