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Ramy Naimy's detention in Saudi Arabia

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Where it stands

Ramy Naimy has been detained in Saudi Arabia since his arrest in Dubai in November 2017. He was sentenced to six years in a closed trial in 2025 and is now under an electronic tag and travel ban; his family is campaigning for his release. The report does not say that his detention or movement restrictions have ended.

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  1. Update 1He Was Floating With Happiness. Then He Vanished for Nine Years.

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    He Was Floating With Happiness. Then He Vanished for Nine Years.

    After nine years of quiet pleas, the family of Rami Naimy — seized after a Sydney trip and held in Saudi Arabia — has gone public as his wife faces cancer and he lives tagged under threat of prison.

    What moved

    • Re-detained without charges; held at Al Ha'ir Prison, family says
    • Charged and convicted in closed trial; sentenced to six years, family says

    Still open after this report

    • No independent court record or Saudi confirmation of trial, sentence or pending cases.
    • No public response yet from UK, EU, UN or US to campaign demands.

History

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Who's involved

People

  • Mohammed bin Salman Al SaudSaudi crown prince (born 1985)1 report

Places

  • DubaiDubai - United Arab Emirates1 report
  • LondonLondon, UK1 report
  • Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1 report
  • Sydney AirportMascot NSW 2020, Australia1 report
  • The Ritz-Carlton, RiyadhMakkah Al Mukarramah Rd, Al Hada, Riyadh 11493, Saudi Arabia1 report
  • al-Ha'ir Prisonal-Ha'ir Prison, Al Hair, Riyadh 14761, Saudi Arabia1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

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