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Country: Saudi Arabia
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Subject: Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and other individuals. According to the information received, on 29 October 2006, Mr. Anas Hamad Al Kharboush was arrested, and has been detained since without charge or trial. On 24 September 2012, his wife Ms. Al Kharboush and their three children were allegedly arrested in the context of a peaceful demonstration that gathered more than 100 persons, who protested against allegedly arbitrary detentions of their family members and conditions in detention. While two children of Ms. Al Kharboush were released shortly after, one of them was allegedly maintained in detention for four days. On the occasion of this protest, the Police reportedly arrested about 60 male protesters. The other protesters were reportedly confined to a desert area, where they were kept without food or water for close to a day. At the time the communication was sent, three persons arrested during this demonstration were still in detention.
Number of identified alleged victims: 5

First name last name	age	sex	affiliation
Identity withheld 1
Identity withheld 2
Identity withheld 3
Identity withheld 4
Identity withheld 5

Total number of unidentified alleged victims: -

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Total number of alleged victims: 5
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