01/02/2013 JUA 01/02/2013 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SAU 1/2013 Saudi Arabia Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Violence against women; Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and other individuals. According to the information received, on 29 October 2006, Mr. Anas Hamad Al Kharboush was arrested, and has been detained since without charge or trial. On 24 September 2012, his wife Ms. Al Kharboush and their three children were allegedly arrested in the context of a peaceful demonstration that gathered more than 100 persons, who protested against allegedly arbitrary detentions of their family members and conditions in detention. While two children of Ms. Al Kharboush were released shortly after, one was allegedly kept in detention for four days. On the occasion of this protest, the police reportedly also arrested about 60 male protesters. The other protesters were reportedly confined to a desert area, where they were kept without food or water for close to a day. At the time the communication was sent, three persons arrested during this demonstration were still in detention. SWE 1/2013 Sweden Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Iran; Torture; Alleged imminent deportation of a human rights defender and blogger to the 08/02/2013 12/04/2013 Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the information received, on 1 February 2013 the Swedish Migration Board is to decide on whether to deport human rights defender and critical blogger Mr. Abdullah Barahouei to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mr. Barahouei is of Balochi origin and was reportedly a regular contributor to the critical blog 'Balochistan Sarafraz', which regularly denounced alleged human rights violations and instances of discrimination against the Balochi minority. The blog published such posts with particular intensity during the 2009 presidential elections. In the wake of this period, it is reported that the blog's editor, Mr. Sakhi Regi, and several other contributors were arrested, with the editor being sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Mr. Barahouei consequently fled the country in fear of his safety. A/HRC/23/51 54 Date Type