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'''Dhahban Central Prison''' ({{lang-ar|سجن المباحث العامة بذهبان}}) is a maximum security [[prison]] facility located near [[Dahaban]], [[Jeddah]], in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pregnant-saudi-arwa-baghdadi-forced-give-birth-357537 |title=Pregnant US-Saudi Arwa Baghdadi to Give Birth in Jeddah Prison |publisher=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.<ref name="built">{{cite news |last1=Alawi |first1=Ibrahim |title=New prison facility opens at Dhahban |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/144620/New-prison-facility-opens-at-Dhahban |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=Saudi Gazette |date=16 December 2015 |location=Jeddah |language=en |publisher=[[Saudi Gazette]]}}</ref> It has capacity for 7500 inmates.<ref name="built" /> When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from [[Braiman Prison]].<ref name="built" /> In 2015, the regional director for prisons [[Mani Al-Otaibi]] said it was the most advanced prison in Saudi Arabia, with state of the art surveillance technologies.<ref name="built" /> |
'''Dhahban Central Prison''' ({{lang-ar|سجن المباحث العامة بذهبان}}) is a maximum security [[prison]] facility located near [[Dahaban]], [[Jeddah]], in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pregnant-saudi-arwa-baghdadi-forced-give-birth-357537 |title=Pregnant US-Saudi Arwa Baghdadi to Give Birth in Jeddah Prison |publisher=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.<ref name="built">{{cite news |last1=Alawi |first1=Ibrahim |title=New prison facility opens at Dhahban |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/144620/New-prison-facility-opens-at-Dhahban |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=Saudi Gazette |date=16 December 2015 |location=Jeddah |language=en |publisher=[[Saudi Gazette]]}}</ref> It has capacity for 7500 inmates.<ref name="built" /> When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from [[Braiman Prison]].<ref name="built" /> In 2015, the regional director for prisons [[Mani Al-Otaibi]] said it was the most advanced prison in Saudi Arabia, with state of the art surveillance technologies.<ref name="built" /> |
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The facility is used to hold high profile [[political prisoner]]s, as well as members of [[Al Qaeda]] and the so-called [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].<ref name=Aldrich>{{cite web |last1=Aldrich |first1=Mark |title=Inside Raif Badawi’s Prison Cell |url=https://thegadabouttown.com/2016/04/17/inside-raif-badawis-prison-cell/ |publisher=The Gad About Town |accessdate=21 November 2018 |location=Goshen, US. |language=en |date=18 April 2016}}</ref> It holds male and female prisoners |
The facility is used to hold high profile [[political prisoner]]s, as well as members of [[Al Qaeda]] and the so-called [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].<ref name=Aldrich>{{cite web |last1=Aldrich |first1=Mark |title=Inside Raif Badawi’s Prison Cell |url=https://thegadabouttown.com/2016/04/17/inside-raif-badawis-prison-cell/ |publisher=The Gad About Town |accessdate=21 November 2018 |location=Goshen, US. |language=en |date=18 April 2016}}</ref> It holds male and female prisoners,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/533456/SAUDI-ARABIA/Female-inmates-in-Dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=Saudi Gazette |agency=Okaz |date=24 April 2018 |location=Jeddah |language=en}}</ref> as well as some small children of female prisoners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/female-inmates-in-dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills/ar-AAwhGYd |website=www.msn.com |publisher=Saudi Gazette |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en-AE |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46283364 |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=21 November 2018}}</ref> Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to [[Amnesty International]],<ref name =amnesty>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/saudi-arabia-reports-of-torture-and-sexual-harassment-of-detained-activists/ |website=www.amnesty.org |publisher=[[Amnesty International]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/20/saudi-arabia-detained-women-reported-tortured |website=hrw.org |publisher=Human Rights Watch |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sabah |first1=Zaid |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |title=Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-20/saudi-prison-officials-tortured-detained-activists-groups-say |website=www.bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref> An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fahim |first1=Kareem |title=Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-womens-rights-advocates-reportedly-abused-while-in-prison/2018/11/20/9e77f11c-ebfb-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=20 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism prisoners get ‘top treatment’ |url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/714421 |publisher=Arab News |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=6 March 2015}}</ref> |
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==Notable inmates== |
==Notable inmates== |
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Among the inmates reported to be detained in Dhahban Central Prison are: |
Among the inmates reported to be detained in Dhahban Central Prison are: |
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| Location | Dhahban |
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| Coordinates | 21°51′12″N 39°07′55″E / 21.853275°N 39.131854°E |
| Status | Active |
| Capacity | 7500 |
| Population | 3000+ (as of 2015) |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Director | Mani Al-Otaibi |
| City | Jeddah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
Dhahban Central Prison (Template:Lang-ar) is a maximum security prison facility located near Dahaban, Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.[1] It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.[2] It has capacity for 7500 inmates.[2] When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from Braiman Prison.[2] In 2015, the regional director for prisons Mani Al-Otaibi said it was the most advanced prison in Saudi Arabia, with state of the art surveillance technologies.[2]
The facility is used to hold high profile political prisoners, as well as members of Al Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State.[3] It holds male and female prisoners,[4] as well as some small children of female prisoners.[5] It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.[6] Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to Amnesty International,[7] and Human Rights Watch.[8][9] An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.[10] Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".[11]
Notable inmates
Among the inmates reported to be detained in Dhahban Central Prison are:
- Waleed Abulkhair[12]
- Raif Badawi[3]
- Samar Badawi[7]
- Loujain al-Hathloul[7]
- Iman al-Nafjan[7]
- Aziza al-Yousef[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Pregnant US-Saudi Arwa Baghdadi to Give Birth in Jeddah Prison". International Business Times.
- ^ a b c d Alawi, Ibrahim (16 December 2015). "New prison facility opens at Dhahban". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah: Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ a b Aldrich, Mark (18 April 2016). "Inside Raif Badawi's Prison Cell". Goshen, US.: The Gad About Town. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah. Okaz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". www.msn.com. Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists'". BBC News. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists". www.amnesty.org. Amnesty International. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Sabah, Zaid; Nereim, Vivian (20 November 2018). "Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Fahim, Kareem (20 November 2018). "Jailed Saudi women's rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Terrorism prisoners get 'top treatment'". Arab News. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Javier El-Hage; Celine Assaf Boustani (12 July 2016). "Waleed Abulkhair sits in a Saudi jail for speaking out". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2018.