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Joint-Statement: The Death Penalty against Bahraini Citizens in Saudi Arabia is Arbitrary and a Violation of the Application of Local Law

24/01/2022

Statements

Joint-Statement: The Death Penalty against Bahraini Citizens in Saudi Arabia is Arbitrary and a Violation of the Application of Local Law

24/01/2022

Ⓒ EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO London/Beirut-24 January 2022 Our organizations consider the death sentences issued by the Saudi Criminal Court against Bahraini citizens Jaafar Muhammad Ali Muhammad Juma Sultan, and Sadiq Majeed Abdul Rahim Ibrahim Thamer, a transgression of spatial jurisdiction by the Saudi judiciary. It is an arbitrary contravention of ...

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23
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Opinions

Liquid Nationality and Fixed Precarity in Bahrain

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