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Saudi Arabia: Matrook al-Faleh free again

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

Prof. Matrook al-Faleh, who was arrested last May [1], has been released from jail. According to Saudi Jeans [2], Al-Faleh was arrested after criticizing the poor situation of Buraida General Prison where his fellow activist Abdullah al-Hamed was jailed [3] until last September after he completed a six-month sentence there.