Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Jasser
Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Jasser | |
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تركي بن عبد العزيز الجاسر | |
| Died | 14 June 2025 Saudi Arabia |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Citizenship | Saudi Arabia[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Accused of operating the anonymous Twitter account Kashkol (كشكول) |
| Criminal charges | |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Criminal status | Executed |
Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Jasser (died 14 June 2025) was a Saudi blogger and journalist.[1][3] Al-Jasser was allegedly running a Twitter account[2] called Kashkol (Arabic: كشكول) as a public square for Saudi citizens to receive information on the Arab Spring, women's rights, and corruption,[3] and to express their opinions.[5][6][7] He was detained for seven years, during which time he was allegedly tortured,[8] and executed on 14 June 2025.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c Behrendt, Moritz (16 June 2025). "Turki al-Jasser hingerichtet – Saudi-Arabiens Umgang mit kritischen Journalisten" [Turki al-Jasser executed – Saudi Arabia's treatment of critical journalists]. Deutschlandradio (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Reign of terror in Saudi Arabia: the execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser demands an international response". Reporters Without Borders. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Saudi-Arabien richtet Journalisten hin" [Saudi Arabia executes journalist]. Die Zeit (in German). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ https://sabq.org/saudia/5k8l8e08fa
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's war on journalism". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Saudi journalist tortured to death in prison". Middle East Monitor. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Khashoggi's killing is not the only crime". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (18 June 2025). "A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for 'high treason'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Levin, Gabe (15 June 2025). "Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets". AP News. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia executes journalist Turki al-Jasser on treason, terrorism charges". Committee to Protect Journalists. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.