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| other_names = Abu Bilal | other_names = Abu Bilal
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'''Abdullah Hamid Ali al-Hamid''' ({{Lang-ar|عبد الله حامد علي الحامد}}) or '''Abu Bilal''' was a Saudi poet, Arabic professor, human rights activist and a co-founder of the ] (ACPRA).<ref name="BBCNews_Saudi_campaigner"/> He was imprisoned several times for supporting the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia.<ref name="al-arabiya two prominent activists" /> '''Abdullah Hamid Ali al-Hamid''' (1950-2020) ({{Langx|ar|عبد الله حامد علي الحامد}}) or '''Abu Bilal''' was a Saudi poet, Arabic professor, human rights activist and a co-founder of the ] (ACPRA).<ref name="BBCNews_Saudi_campaigner"/> He was imprisoned several times for calling for the establishment of a ] in ].<ref name="al-arabiya two prominent activists" />


In May 2005, Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid was sentenced to seven years in prison for "showing dissent and disobeying the ruler" after calling for reforms. He was pardoned and released on 8 August 2005. In May 2005, Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid was sentenced to seven years in prison for "showing dissent and disobeying the ruler" after calling for reforms. He was pardoned and released on 8 August 2005.


In 2008, al-Hamid served a four-month prison term for "incitement to protest" after supporting a demonstration of women who were protesting the detention of relatives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-punishes-two-activists-voicing-opinion-2013-03-11|title=Saudi Arabia punishes two activists for voicing opinion|last=|first=|date=11 March 2013|website=Amnesty International|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130312000459/https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-punishes-two-activists-voicing-opinion-2013-03-11|archive-date=12 March 2013|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> The demonstration took place in front of ] prison, in central Saudi Arabia. Demonstrations in Saudi's eastern province by members of the Shiite minority group calling for the release of prisoners have at times turned deadly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/world/meast/saudi-arabia-protest/index.html|title=161 arrested in Saudi Arabia protest over detentions|first=Mohammed |last=Jamjoom|website=CNN|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the ], together with other jailed activists and ] for "their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia." In 2008, al-Hamid served a four-month prison term for "incitement to protest" after supporting a demonstration of women who were protesting the detention of relatives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-punishes-two-activists-voicing-opinion-2013-03-11|title=Saudi Arabia punishes two activists for voicing opinion|last=|first=|date=11 March 2013|website=Amnesty International|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312000459/https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-punishes-two-activists-voicing-opinion-2013-03-11|archive-date=12 March 2013|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> The demonstration took place in front of ] prison, in central Saudi Arabia. Demonstrations in Saudi's eastern province by members of the Shiite minority group calling for the release of prisoners have at times turned deadly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/world/meast/saudi-arabia-protest/index.html|title=161 arrested in Saudi Arabia protest over detentions|first=Mohammed |last=Jamjoom|website=CNN|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the ], together with other jailed activists and ] for "their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia."<ref name=RLA2018/>


== 2012 legal case == == 2012 legal case ==
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=== Arrest of al-Hamid's lawyers === === Arrest of al-Hamid's lawyers ===
] was arrested 19 May 2008, at his office at King Saud University in Riyadh, where he is professor of political science, and released on 10 January 2009. Al-Faleh, who had been acting as attorney for al-Hamid and his brother, ], spent seven months in prison, held without charges in solitary confinement. It is believed the arrest was related to a letter written by al-Faleh detailing prison conditions after visiting Issa and Abdullah al-Hamid at al-Buraida prison.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/Cases/CHR_052154.htm | title=Case Information: Matrouk al-Faleh | publisher=Committee on Human Rights of the NAS, NAE and IOM | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref> Al-Faleh is a member of the Paris-based ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/1765 | title=Saudi Arabia: human rights defender, Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh released after 235 days in prison | date=15 January 2009 | publisher=Front Line Defenders | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref> ] was arrested 19 May 2008, at his office at King Saud University in Riyadh, where he was professor of political science, and released on 10 January 2009. Al-Faleh, who had been acting as attorney for al-Hamid and his brother, ], spent seven months in prison, held without charges in solitary confinement. It is believed the arrest was related to a letter written by al-Faleh detailing prison conditions after visiting Issa and Abdullah al-Hamid at al-Buraida prison.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/Cases/CHR_052154.htm | title=Case Information: Matrouk al-Faleh | publisher=Committee on Human Rights of the NAS, NAE and IOM | accessdate=16 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221154459/http://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/Cases/CHR_052154.htm | archive-date=21 February 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Al-Faleh is a member of the Paris-based ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/1765 | title=Saudi Arabia: human rights defender, Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh released after 235 days in prison | date=15 January 2009 | publisher=Front Line Defenders | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref>


], who defended Mohammad al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamid, was detained and interrogated in the spring of 2013, shortly after posting to Twitter about his clients’ detention conditions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-human-rights-activists-face-court-crackdown-intensifies-2013-11-28 | title=Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists face court as crackdown intensifies | date=28 November 2013 | publisher=Amnesty International | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref> Rather than face a travel ban, which are typically imposed on anyone arrested, Al-Hussan moved to Bloomington Indiana, as visiting scholar at Indiana University's Center for Constitutional Democracy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://inside.iub.edu/features/stories/2013-08-30-iniub-story-saudi-scholar.shtml | title=The situations and suffering of these people are huge | first=Brittany | last=Terwilliger | date=30 August 2013 | work=Inside IU Bloomington | publisher=Indiana University Bloomington | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref> ], who defended Mohammad al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamid, was detained and interrogated in the spring of 2013, shortly after posting to Twitter about his clients’ detention conditions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-human-rights-activists-face-court-crackdown-intensifies-2013-11-28 | title=Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists face court as crackdown intensifies | date=28 November 2013 | publisher=Amnesty International | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref> Rather than face a travel ban, which are typically imposed on anyone arrested, Al-Hussan moved to Bloomington Indiana, as visiting scholar at Indiana University's Center for Constitutional Democracy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://inside.iub.edu/features/stories/2013-08-30-iniub-story-saudi-scholar.shtml | title=The situations and suffering of these people are huge | first=Brittany | last=Terwilliger | date=30 August 2013 | work=Inside IU Bloomington | publisher=Indiana University Bloomington | accessdate=16 March 2015 }}</ref>


== International reaction == == International reaction ==
On 7&nbsp;September 2012, ] called for charges against al-Hamid and Mohammad al-Qahtani to be dropped, saying the case appeared to be "based solely on their legitimate work to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia and their criticism of the authorities." The organization called for a letter-writing campaign to the offices of the Saudi king and the minister of interior.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AVVmfxYo?url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/07/236608.html |date=7 September 2012 }}, 7&nbsp;September 2012, ''Al Arabiya News''. Retrieved 7&nbsp;September 2012.</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the ].<ref>, JAN M. OLSEN, ], 24 September 2018</ref> On 7&nbsp;September 2012, ] called for charges against al-Hamid and Mohammad al-Qahtani to be dropped, saying the case appeared to be "based solely on their legitimate work to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia and their criticism of the authorities." The organization called for a letter-writing campaign to the offices of the Saudi king and the minister of interior.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908114301/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/07/236608.html |date=8 September 2012 }}, 7&nbsp;September 2012, ''Al Arabiya News''. Retrieved 7&nbsp;September 2012.</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the ].<ref name=RLA2018>, JAN M. OLSEN, ], 24 September 2018</ref>


== Death == == Death ==

⚫ In 9 April 2020, al-Hamid was ] and transferred to critical care after suffering a ], ], for which ] demanded his release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/saudi-arabia-prisoner-of-conscience-in-coma-still-detained-during-covid19-pandemic/|title=Prisoner of conscience in coma in Saudi Arabia still detained during COVID-19|last=|first=|date=17 April 2020|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> Shortly after, while still under detention in 24 April 2020, he died at the age of 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arabi21.com/story/1263724/وفاة-المعتقل-السعودي-عبد-الله-الحامد-شيخ-الإصلاحيين|title=وفاة المعتقل السعودي عبد الله الحامد.. "شيخ الإصلاحيين"|last=|first=|date=24 April 2020|website=Arabi21|language=ar|trans-title=Saudi detainee, master of reformists, Abdullah al-Hamid died|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
In January 2020, al-Hamid, who had hypertension, was advised by a doctor that he needed open-heart surgery, but "prison authorities threatened to cut off his contact with his family if he told his relatives about his condition".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|date=May 25, 2020|page=B15|title=Saudi dissident called for broad political reforms|url=https://globe2go.pressreader.com/the-globe-and-mail-ontario-edition/20200525/textview}}</ref>

⚫ On 9 April 2020, al-Hamid was ]tose and transferred to critical care after suffering a ], for which ] demanded his release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/saudi-arabia-prisoner-of-conscience-in-coma-still-detained-during-covid19-pandemic/|title=Prisoner of conscience in coma in Saudi Arabia still detained during COVID-19|last=|first=|date=17 April 2020|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235747/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/saudi-arabia-prisoner-of-conscience-in-coma-still-detained-during-covid19-pandemic/ |archive-date=17 April 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> Shortly after, while still under detention on 24 April 2020, he died at the age of 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arabi21.com/story/1263724/وفاة-المعتقل-السعودي-عبد-الله-الحامد-شيخ-الإصلاحيين|title=وفاة المعتقل السعودي عبد الله الحامد.. "شيخ الإصلاحيين"|last=|first=|date=24 April 2020|website=Arabi21|language=ar|trans-title=Saudi detainee, master of reformists, Abdullah al-Hamid died|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425012133/https://arabi21.com/story/1263724/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86 |archive-date=25 April 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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<ref name="BBCNews_Saudi_campaigner">{{cite web|title=Saudi campaigner Mohammad al-Qahtani goes on trial; 1&nbsp;September 2012 |publisher=BBC World Service |date=1 September 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19448323 |accessdate=3 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6APYN5sM9?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19448323 |archivedate=3 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="BBCNews_Saudi_campaigner">{{cite web|title=Saudi campaigner Mohammad al-Qahtani goes on trial; 1&nbsp;September 2012 |publisher=BBC World Service |date=1 September 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19448323 |accessdate=3 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130419181011/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19448323 |archivedate=19 April 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Saudi poet and activist (1950–2020)

Abdullah al-Hamid
Abdullah al-Hamid
Born(1950-07-12)12 July 1950
Buraidah
Died24 April 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 69)
Riyadh
Burial placeRiyadh
NationalitySaudi
Other namesAbu Bilal
OccupationPolitical activist
Known forSaudi poet, Arabic professor, human rights activist and a co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association
Height1,63
AwardsRight Livelihood Award

Abdullah Hamid Ali al-Hamid (1950-2020) (Arabic: عبد الله حامد علي الحامد) or Abu Bilal was a Saudi poet, Arabic professor, human rights activist and a co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). He was imprisoned several times for calling for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia.

In May 2005, Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid was sentenced to seven years in prison for "showing dissent and disobeying the ruler" after calling for reforms. He was pardoned and released on 8 August 2005.

In 2008, al-Hamid served a four-month prison term for "incitement to protest" after supporting a demonstration of women who were protesting the detention of relatives. The demonstration took place in front of Buraidah prison, in central Saudi Arabia. Demonstrations in Saudi's eastern province by members of the Shiite minority group calling for the release of prisoners have at times turned deadly. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, together with other jailed activists and Waleed Abulkhair for "their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia."

2012 legal case

On 1 September 2012 Abdullah al-Hamid appeared in the Specialized Criminal Court together with Mohammad al-Qahtani. Both read their defense statements to the court. The charges against al-Hamid include "spreading chaos, destabilizing public order, attempting to impede development in the country and questioning the integrity of official clerics by accusing them of being tools for the royal family". If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. Another ACPRA co-founder, Mohammed al-Bajadi, received a four-year jail sentence on similar charges in April.

End of trial

On 9 March 2013, al-Hamid was sentenced to serve 5 years in prison, as well as to serve 6 years of a previous prison term that had been pardoned by King Abdullah in 2006, according to Abdulaziz Al-Shubaily, an ACRPA member who said he attended the criminal court session in Riyadh. Al-Shubaily reported that the courtroom was "full of journalists, activists, as well as a heavy security presence." Mohammad al-Qahtani was sentenced to 10 years in the same case. The court also ordered the ACRPA to be closed, their funds confiscated, and their social media shut down.

Arrest of al-Hamid's lawyers

Matrouk al-Faleh was arrested 19 May 2008, at his office at King Saud University in Riyadh, where he was professor of political science, and released on 10 January 2009. Al-Faleh, who had been acting as attorney for al-Hamid and his brother, Issa al-Hamid, spent seven months in prison, held without charges in solitary confinement. It is believed the arrest was related to a letter written by al-Faleh detailing prison conditions after visiting Issa and Abdullah al-Hamid at al-Buraida prison. Al-Faleh is a member of the Paris-based Arab Commission for Human Rights.

Abdulaziz al-Hussan, who defended Mohammad al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamid, was detained and interrogated in the spring of 2013, shortly after posting to Twitter about his clients’ detention conditions. Rather than face a travel ban, which are typically imposed on anyone arrested, Al-Hussan moved to Bloomington Indiana, as visiting scholar at Indiana University's Center for Constitutional Democracy.

International reaction

On 7 September 2012, Amnesty International called for charges against al-Hamid and Mohammad al-Qahtani to be dropped, saying the case appeared to be "based solely on their legitimate work to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia and their criticism of the authorities." The organization called for a letter-writing campaign to the offices of the Saudi king and the minister of interior. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.

Death

In January 2020, al-Hamid, who had hypertension, was advised by a doctor that he needed open-heart surgery, but "prison authorities threatened to cut off his contact with his family if he told his relatives about his condition".

On 9 April 2020, al-Hamid was comatose and transferred to critical care after suffering a stroke, for which Amnesty International demanded his release. Shortly after, while still under detention on 24 April 2020, he died at the age of 69.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Two prominent Saudi human rights activists on trial in Riyadh; 03 September 2012". Al Arabiya News. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia punishes two activists for voicing opinion". Amnesty International. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Jamjoom, Mohammed. "161 arrested in Saudi Arabia protest over detentions". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ 3 Saudi human rights activists awarded "Alternative Nobel", JAN M. OLSEN, Fox News, 24 September 2018
  6. Jamjoom, Mohammed. "Two Saudis in human rights group get 10 years in prison". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "Case Information: Matrouk al-Faleh". Committee on Human Rights of the NAS, NAE and IOM. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. "Saudi Arabia: human rights defender, Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh released after 235 days in prison". Front Line Defenders. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. "Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists face court as crackdown intensifies". Amnesty International. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  10. Terwilliger, Brittany (30 August 2013). "The situations and suffering of these people are huge". Inside IU Bloomington. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. "Amnesty calls for case against Saudi human rights activists to be dropped" Archived 8 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 7 September 2012, Al Arabiya News. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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  13. "Prisoner of conscience in coma in Saudi Arabia still detained during COVID-19". www.amnesty.org. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. "وفاة المعتقل السعودي عبد الله الحامد.. "شيخ الإصلاحيين"" [Saudi detainee, master of reformists, Abdullah al-Hamid died]. Arabi21 (in Arabic). 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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