Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Iranian state TV: An Israeli Heron drone was downed in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran
Iranian diplomat to Reuters: Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant was not hit by 'Israel', dismisses Israeli claims as 'psychological warfare'
Israeli media: Iranian missile falls in the north
Israeli media: Loud explosions heard in the north
Israeli media: Successive waves of Iranian missile strikes
Israel Hayom estimates Iran's current barrage at about 15 missiles
Israeli media: Sirens sound in Caesarea, south of Haifa
Reuters, citing the Israeli occupation army: Missiles fired from Iran toward 'Israel'
Israeli media: Sirens sounding extend across northern occupied Palestine from Tabarayya to Haifa
Israeli media: Sirens sound in Haifa, Akka, Nahariya, and their surrounding areas

Saudi Arabia releases Tunisian doctor Mahdia Al-Marzouki from prison

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 9 Apr 2023 22:57
3 Min Read

Mahdia Al-Marzouki, who was jailed for her interaction with a pro-Hezbollah social media post, has been released from prison after going on a hunger strike a few days ago.

  • x
  • Mahdia el Matrzouki Tunisian medical doctor who was detained by Saudi authorities (facebook)
    Mahdia el Matrzouki Tunisian medical doctor who was detained by Saudi authorities (facebook)

Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that the Saudi authorities have released the Tunisian doctor, Mahdia Al-Marzouki, who was jailed for her interaction with a pro-Hezbollah social media post. 

A few days ago, it was reported that a Tunisian detainee in Saudi Arabia is on a hunger strike to demand an improvement in her prison conditions.

Report I #SaudiArabia Sentences a #Tunisian Nurse, #MahdiaMarzougui, to 15 Years in Prison for Tweeting

🔵Read here: https://t.co/RMsme50aui pic.twitter.com/e1t5Iyem20

— ESOHR (@ESOHumanRightsE) October 20, 2022

A solidarity campaign stormed social media calling for the liberation of Dr. Mahdia Al-Marzouki from Saudi prisons.

🔴 BREAKING
Confirmed to us that the Tunisian detainee, Mahdia Al-Marzouki, has started a hunger strike since January; in protest of the Saudi authorities' refusal of her request to meet the social attaché at the Tunisian embassy in the Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/AVM155Obz3

— Prisoners of Conscience (@m3takl_en) April 4, 2023

Back in November, a Saudi court sentenced  Al-Marzouki to 15 years in prison on charges of "insulting the regime," after she "liked" a video of pro-Hezbollah rallies in the Tunisian capital.

The brother of the Tunisian doctor, Mahdia Al-Marzouki, said that his sister (51 years old), who has been living and working in Saudi Arabia since 2008, was arrested by the Saudi authorities in 2020 after her interaction with a video published on “Twitter” of a demonstration in support of “Hezbollah” in front of the municipal theater on St. Habib Bourguiba in the Tunisian capital.

Read more: KSA sentences Tunisian doctor to 15 years for reacting to a Tweet

Related News

Tunisian opposition leader gets 2 more years in jail

Tunisia condemns murder of one of its nationals in France

The doctor's brother also specified that the investigation process lasted a full year, after which she was sentenced to two years and 8 months in prison, the verdict was nullified before the sentence had ended to be extended to 15 years in prison.

At the time,  Al-Marzouki's brother called on Tunisian President Kais Saied and Tunisian authorities to intervene to release his sister from Saudi prisons.

Read more: Saudi officials meet with Al Houthi in Sanaa to discuss peace process

A Saudi delegation traveled to Sanaa to meet with high-ranking officials from the Ansar Allah movement to discuss further details of the final ceasefire agreement and the end of the 8-year Saudi-led war on Yemen.

The delegation arrived on Saturday evening and held talks with Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, a senior member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council and important figures of the National Salvation Government of Yemen.

Pictures were circulated in Yemeni media outlets today, showing a Saudi official shaking hands with Al-Houthi. The Saudis reportedly asked for their identities to remain secret in the meantime.

Read more: Iran, Saudi FMs meet for first time in seven years in Beijing

Regional conflicts have begun to ease after China mediated diplomatic talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in early March.

Talks between the two countries produced the first meeting between the Foreign Ministers of both countries in 7 years.

China played a crucial role in the restoration of ties between the two countries. However, it is speculated that the success of Ansar Allah in Yemen has pushed Saudi Arabia to the negotiation table after 8 tormenting years of what was supposed to be a quick military victory for the country.

  • Tunisia
  • Hezbollah
  • Saudi Arabia

Most Read

Iranian missiles impact Israeli sites in Tel Aviv in 2nd wave

Iran's missiles impact 'strategic' Israeli site in Tel Aviv

  • Politics
  • 14 Jun 2025
Bin Salman: Islamic world backs Iran in call to Pezeshkian

MBS says Islamic world backs Iran in call with Pezeshkian

  • MENA
  • 15 Jun 2025
Iran launches 9th wave of Op. True Promise 3, destroys IOF air defense

Iran launches 9th wave of Op. True Promise 3, destroys IOF air defense

  • MENA
  • 17 Jun 2025
Smoke rises after an Iranian ballistic missile directly struck Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine, June 13, 2025 (AP)

Op. True Promise 3: Iran's ballistic missiles strike Tel Aviv

  • MENA
  • 13 Jun 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A 2013 satellite photo of Iran's Fordow enrichment facility. Photo: DigitalGlobe via Getty Images
Politics

Trump weighs US strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility: The Guardian

Iran's Foreign Minsitry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, undated. (Social Media)
Politics

Iran blasts IAEA chief for fueling Western-led nuclear pressure

IAEA claims Iran escalating uranium enrichment at Fordow plant
MENA

Trump, US intelligence split on Iran, Gabbard sidelined

Israeli exposed shelters deemed ineffective against Iranian missiles
Politics

Israeli shelters exposed, ineffective against Iranian missiles

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS