Saudi Blogger Fouad Al Farhan Arrested in Jeddah  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Saudi Arabia added yet another accolade to its freedom of speech record by arresting its first blogger. Fouad Al Farhan, considered by many as being the dean of Saudi bloggers for being among the first to blog in his country using his real name, has been arrested in Jeddah. No further news is available for the reasons for his detention.
The Arab Blogger's Observatory announced the arrest as follows:
Meanwhile, Saudi bloggers were quick to react to the arrests. Mashi Sa7
Another blogger, Al Qaed (the leader) shares his thoughts on Al Farhan in this post. He writes:
Al Farhan blogs in Arabic here. Global Voices Online had previously conducted an interview with him here.