Qatari student arbitrarily detained since July 2018 arrest in Mecca
Timeline
August 2021: After nearly nine months, Abdulla is allowed to call his family again and inform them that he will be transferred to the Mabahith-run prison in Dammam. With the end of the Saudi-led blockade on Qatar, Abdulla’s family visits him in prison in Dammam.
November 25, 2020: Abdulla is allowed to call his family.
November 13, 2020: MENA Rights Group submits his case to UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances.
August 24, 2020: Abdulla’s family receives his last call from Abha prison.
March 2, 2020: Abdulla is transferred to Abha prison and allowed weekly calls to his family.
April 17, 2019: UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education and UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention send letter to Saudi authorities requesting clarifications on Abdullah’s case.
January 1, 2019: Saudi government responds to UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, stating that he is being held in the prison of the General Directorate of Investigation in Riyadh.
November 8, 2018: MENA Rights Group submits case to UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances.
September, 2018: Seen at the Saudi State Security prosecution office.
July 6, 2018: Arrested by Al Mabahith State Security Forces.
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