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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’

Ahmed al-Doush
A UN working group found Ahmed al-Doush’s detention to be arbitrary and recommended his immediate release. Photograph: LinkedIn

The wife of a British national who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2024 for social media posts, has pleaded for his release as his wellbeing declines.

In November, the UN working group on arbitrary detention found Ahmed al-Doush was being detained arbitrarily under international law and recommended his immediate release, as well as the payment of compensation. The findings followed its eight-month inquiry

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