Transnational Repression on EU Soil
International Support

Supporting
Organizations

Organizations, coalitions, legal groups, and human rights defenders that have publicly supported release, protection, and suspension of deportation.

Supporting Organizations

All Supporting Organizations

Human Rights Watch

International human rights NGO

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Front Line Defenders

Protection of human rights defenders at risk

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Amnesty International

Global human rights movement

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ALQST for Human Rights

Documenting human rights in Saudi Arabia

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MENA Rights Group

MENA region human rights advocacy

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Gulf region human rights advocacy

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Center for Legal Aid - Voice in Bulgaria

Legal aid for asylum seekers in Bulgaria

Official website →

ARTICLE 19

Defending freedom of expression

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DAWN

Democracy for the Arab World Now

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

Digital civil liberties

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European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights

Saudi human rights monitoring

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FairSquare

Migration and labour rights research

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FIDH

International Federation for Human Rights

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Freedom House

Democracy and human rights research

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International Service for Human Rights

UN human rights advocacy

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Middle East Democracy Center

Middle East democracy and rights

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Mission Wings Foundation

Bulgarian civil society organisation

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World Organisation Against Torture

Anti-torture coalition (OMCT)

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Bavarian Refugee Council

German refugee rights

Official website →

Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche

Balkan route migration advocacy

Official website →

Feminist Mobilisations Bulgaria

Bulgarian feminist civil society

Official website →

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement

Human rights and civic engagement

Official website →

Law and Democracy Support Foundation

Rule-of-law support

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Medical Solidarity International

Medical aid to people on the move

Official website →

Migrant Solidarity Bulgaria

Bulgarian migrant solidarity network

Official website →

Munich Refugee Council

German refugee rights

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No Name Kitchen

Solidarity with people on the move

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Scalabrinian Agency for Development Cooperation

Italian Catholic migration aid

Official website →
Legal Note Listed organizations have publicly supported the case or joined documented advocacy actions. Inclusion does not imply sponsorship, funding, or editorial control of this website.
Statements & Reports

Statements and reports on the case

Open letters, joint appeals, and annual reports issued by these organizations on the Al-Khalidi case, most recent first.

ALQST · Annual report

Still Not Free: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia in 2025

Annual report describing his detention of over four years as among the longest for any asylum seeker in Europe, within the wider pattern of transnational repression against Saudis in exile.

2 Feb 2026 · PDF
Front Line Defenders · 20+ organizations

Joint appeal for international protection for a Saudi human rights defender detained in Bulgaria for over four years

Coalition appeal citing more than four years of detention, a hunger strike, a C-PTSD diagnosis, and repeated release orders that were never executed.

5 Nov 2025 · Joint appeal
ALQST · Annual report

Through a Saudi Lens: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia in 2024

Annual report placing his case within the pattern of deportation risks facing Saudi asylum seekers, and citing the October 2024 ruling.

16 Feb 2025 · PDF
Human Rights Watch · Statement

Bulgaria: Alleged Beating of Detained Saudi Activist

Documents allegations of choking, beating, and denial of a medical examination inside the Busmantsi detention centre, shifting the case from deportation risk to ill-treatment in custody.

4 Apr 2024 · Statement
Amnesty International · Joint statement

Bulgaria should not deport Abdulrahman al-Khalidi and should immediately release him

Joint civil-society statement urging Bulgaria to halt the deportation, release him from detention, and reconsider his protection claim through a fair asylum procedure.

12 Mar 2024 · Joint statement
FIDH / OMCT · Observatory

Bulgaria: Detention and imminent extradition of Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi

Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders statement noting the 7 February 2024 deportation order, continued detention despite a release order, and medical neglect.

12 Mar 2024 · Statement