Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi human rights activist and scholar and the focus case of Group 39, has been released on January 10, 2025, after more than 12 years in detention. During this time, he has been subjected to incommunicado detention, forced disappearance, inadequate health care, and assault. Group 39 has been advocating for his release since 2019, and we are relieved to hear about this positive development. Now released, he remains under a 10-year travel ban, which prevents him from being reunited with his wife and five children, who all now live in the United States.
