Saudi Arabia May Execute Its First Non-Violent Female Activist

Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution is seeking the death penalty against a female human rights activist for her non-violent activist work.

According to Human Rights Watch, Israa al-Ghomgham is facing the death penalty along with four other activists for charges including “participating in protests in the Qatif region, incitement to protest, chanting slogans hostile to the regime, attempting to inflame public opinion, filming protests and publishing on social media, and providing moral support to rioters.” All of the activists and one additional activist who is not facing the death penalty, have been held in pretrial detention without legal representation for over two years.