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Saudi blogger Alfarhan detained for violating rules not related to state security

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Blogger Profiles

Responding to repeated requests for comment [1] with a brief cellphone text message, a spokesperson for the Saudi Interior Ministry, confirmed yesterday [2] that blogger Fouad Alfarhan [3] was being held for “interrogation for violating non-security regulations.”