Saudi Arabia accused of torturing Rohingya detainees to end hunger strike

MIDDLE EAST EYE
By Areeb Ullah

Published date: 17 April 2019

Rohingya detainees began the hunger strike to oppose their deportations and indefinite detention in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has continued to deport Rohingya detainees despite UN calls to give them refuge (Supplied)

Scores of stateless Rohingya refugees detained inside a Saudi detention centre have gone on hunger strike to demand an end to their indefinite detention in the Gulf kingdom.

Saudi Arabia release 'hundreds' of Rohingya held in detention for years

Middle East Eye 

By Areeb Ullah
Published date: 11 March 2019  

While Rohingyas who arrived before 2011 or were born in the kingdom go free, hundreds still languish in prison, say detainees and activist-

Detainees say Saudi Arabia released Rohingya who weren't registered with a foreign passport (Screengrab)

Saudi Arabia has released hundreds of stateless Rohingya detained in the kingdom for years after they were caught up in Saudi immigration crackdowns against undocumented workers, two detainees and an activist tell Middle East Eye.