Iman al-Qahtani

Iman al-Qahtani ايمان القحطاني is a Saudi journalist and activist.

Iman al-Qahtani ايمان القحطاني
NationalitySaudi Arabia
OccupationJournalist, activist

September 2013 trial

Al-Qahtani was present at the historic September 2013 trial of Saudi dissidents Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamid in Riyadh, and used her Twitter account to post an ongoing account of the trial.[1] Trials in Saudi Arabia are frequently held in private, so gaining access to the courtroom was "a matter of luck", she said. The court was unprepared for the number of people who showed up. Those who had gained access to the courtroom tweeted the progress of the trial, while many more monitored the trial online. Al-Qahtani remarked especially on the huge interaction with Twitter.[2]

Education

Al-Qatani is a graduate of the college of art in Riyadh, where she received a BA in English literature and science in 2002. She has worked for several newspapers as a journalist.[3]

Detention and travel ban

In July 2013, she was stopped at the airport on her way to Istanbul, and tweeted that she was subject to a travel ban.[4]

References
  1. "Two prominent Saudi human rights activists on trial in Riyadh". Al Arabiya News. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. Hill, Jess (26 September 2012). "Never Talk Back To A Saudi Judge". The Global Mail. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. "Iman al-Qahtani". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. Usher, Sebastian (2013-07-19). "BBC News - Saudi rights activist Iman al-Qahtani given travel ban". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-31.

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