Additional Name(s): Ali Abu Luhum, علي أبو لحوم

Gender: Male

Current Location: Najran Prison

Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia

Ethnic Group: Arab

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/23/2021

Date of Sentencing: October//2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Apostasy Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Doctrine) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Expression about Religion Non-Belief Online Activity

Nature of Charges: Apostasy Blasphemy

Ali Aboluhom

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Ali Aboluhom is imprisoned for apostasy.

On August 23, 2021, authorities arrested Aboluhom, a Yemini journalist working in Saudi Arabia, after he left his home reportedly to meet with his employer.  Reporters Without Borders alleges that he was interrogated without having a lawyer present. Human Rights Watch also alleges that Aboluhom was forced into confessing after prosecutors threatened to arrest his wife.

In October 2021, the Najran Criminal Court sentenced Aboluhom to 15 years in prison for allegedly promoting "ideas of apostasy, atheism and blasphemy" on Twitter.  Prosecutors reportedly accused Aboluhom of "den[ying] the existence of God; impersonating, doubting, and mocking God, Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, and the day of resurrection; promoting atheism; and publishing and promoting that which prejudices public order, religious values, and public morals on social media."

On December 30, 2021, the Najran Region Appellate Court upheld Aboluhom's sentence.

Aboluhom is married.

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