The wife of Saudi blogger Fouad Al-Farhan confirmed yesterday that her husband, who has been detained for nearly five months without charges for comments made on his website, has been released from Jeddah’s Dahban Prison.
“He was released around 5:30 in the morning,” said Al-Farhan’s wife who asked that her name not be published in the newspaper. “He is all right, Alhamdulillah.”
Al-Farhan was unavailable for comment because he had gone out to “enjoy his freedom,” she added.
A Saudi blogger close to Al-Farhan, who didn’t want to be named, said he spoke to the blogger yesterday.
“It was a very emotional conversation,” said the friend. “I just wanted to make sure he is all right. We did not speak in detail.” More...
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