{"id":17773,"date":"2025-05-21T21:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17773"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:45:17","slug":"global-outcry-grows-over-detention-of-salman-al-odah-calls-mount-for-saudi-arabia-to-release-imprisoned-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/21\/global-outcry-grows-over-detention-of-salman-al-odah-calls-mount-for-saudi-arabia-to-release-imprisoned-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Outcry Grows Over Detention of Salman al-Odah: Calls Mount for Saudi Arabia to Release Imprisoned Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a renewed escalation of the case of Sheikh Salman al-Odah, international human rights organizations have launched a campaign to pressure Saudi authorities for his immediate release, citing what Amnesty International described as \u201charsh conditions and ongoing torture\u201d during his solitary confinement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1285\">Al-Odah, now 68 years old, has been imprisoned since September 2017 without a fair trial, according to Amnesty International. The organization reports that the prolonged solitary confinement, psychological abuse, sleep deprivation, and denial of family contact have caused him to lose half of his hearing and vision\u2014constituting a clear violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1594\">His arrest followed a tweet in which he called for reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, provoking anger within the kingdom\u2019s political leadership. He now faces 37 charges, including \u201csupport for the Arab Spring\u201d and \u201cinciting public opinion\u201d\u2014allegations described as vague and lacking legal basis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\uded1\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0630 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u0646\u0633\u0645\u0639 \u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0648\u0641\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u062a\u0642\u0644 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u062d\u062f\u062b \u0645\u0639 \u0622\u062e\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u062e\u0631\u062c\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u062c\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0631.. \u062d\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0636\u063a\u0637 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0638\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a \u0644\u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0631 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u062f\u0629\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u064a\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0639\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0627\u062a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/a> \u0645\u0646\u0630 8 \u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u062a.. \u0641\u0647\u0644 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u064a\u0642\u0628\u0639 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0628\u0633 \u0627\u0646\u0641\u0631\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0630 2017\u060c \u062d\u064a\u062b\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDcVVnKKy7\">pic.twitter.com\/GDcVVnKKy7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1925220565909946854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1889\">Despite repeated calls from Amnesty and other rights groups for an end to his solitary confinement and for access to healthcare, al-Odah\u2019s trial has been suspended since July 2021. Concern about his fate has intensified, especially after the Saudi public prosecutor demanded the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2113\">The pressure is not limited to his case alone; his family has also faced repression, including unofficial travel bans and security surveillance\u2014further fueling international criticism of Saudi Arabia\u2019s human rights record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2115\" data-end=\"2429\">Amnesty International has renewed its call for the international community to take a firm and clear stance against Saudi Arabia\u2019s ongoing violations, emphasizing that al-Odah is being punished solely for his peaceful views\u2014including his support for the Palestinian cause and rejection of normalization with Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2431\" data-end=\"2583\">The question now looms: Will Saudi Arabia yield to international pressure, or will Sheikh al-Odah\u2019s fate remain trapped in the prison cells of politics?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a renewed escalation of the case of Sheikh Salman al-Odah, international human rights organizations have launched a campaign to pressure Saudi authorities for his immediate release, citing what Amnesty International described as \u201charsh conditions and ongoing torture\u201d during his solitary confinement. 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