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Former economics professor Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani becomes latest political detainee to challenge conditions at notorious Saudi facility
Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani, a Saudi professor and human rights activist, has been detained since 2012 (Screengrab/Twitter) By Published date: 28 December 2020 14:30 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Jailed Saudi human rights activist Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani has launched a hunger strike in protest against conditions at the notorious al-Hair prison, his wife confirmed on Monday. My husband entered the ninth day of the strike due to the stress on him by the al-Hair Correctional Department, Maha al-Qahtani tweeted.
She said the action was in protest at being denied the most basic rights, adding that her husband held Mohammed bin Ali al-Asmari, director-general of prisons in Saudi Arabia, fully responsible for threatening his health and life.
Foreign Minister receives Indian counterpart
By: ONA
Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al- Busaidi, Foreign Minister received today V Muraleedharan, Minister of External Affairs in the Republic of India.
The meeting reviewed means of enhancing relations between the two countries and emphasized the two sides keenness in supporting partnership in the economic and investment fields.
The meeting also stressed the importance of cooperation and information exchange within the framework of the endeavors exerted against Covid19.
The two sides exchanged views on the regional and international issues of common concern.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs, Munu Mahawar, Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Sultanate and a number of officials from both sides.
A Former Liberian President and leader of the ECOWAS Election observer mission to Ghana, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has described the 2020 presidential and parliamentary Elections as peaceful and transparent.
The main opposition National Democratic Congress had described last Monday’s polls which gave the governing NPP a victory of 51.302% of the total ballots cast as the real “stolen verdict” in favour of President Akufo Addo who is also being accused of using the military to intimidate voters. However, while giving her assessment of the just-ended polls in a Television interview with Harriet Nartey on Diplomatic Affairs program on Saturday, December 12, 2020, Johnson Sirleaf noted that “If you ask me I would have to say once again Ghana has shown an example of an election that’s peaceful, that’s free, that’s transparent, that’s credible”.
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