Dubai: Omani authorities have arrested a human rights defender who led Arab spring-inspired protests in the sultanate in 2011, a regional rights group said Friday.
Security forces arrested Saed Jadad Wednesday at his home in the city of Salalah, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights said.
The GCHR said Jadad, who has “health issues,” was arrested without a warrant or specific charge and has been held incommunicado, without access to his family or lawyer.
The group described him as a “prominent” human rights defender, known for his active role in organising and leading pro-reform protests in the southern province of Dhofar in 2011. More>>
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