WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAINED
Women’s rights activist Souad al-Shammari was detained on
28 October following her first interrogation session. Amnesty
International believes she is a prisoner of conscience.
Souad al-Shammari, a prominent Saudi Arabian
women’s rights activist, was detained on 28 October 2014 after a
four-hour interrogation session at the Bureau of Investigation and
Prosecution in Jeddah. At the end of the interrogation the General
Prosecutor informed her that she would be detained for further
questioning. She was transferred to the women’s section at the General
Prison of Briman, in Jeddah, where she is currently held.
