Additional Name(s): Mariam Qisoom, Mariam al-Qisoom, Mariam Qaisum مريم آل قيصوم
Gender: Female
Current Location: Investigation Prison, Dammam
Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a
Sentence: 25 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February//2019
Date of Sentencing: March//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Human Rights Work for Religious Communities Religious Identity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mariam Al Qisoom is imprisoned in relation to human rights and civil rights work for a religious community.
In February 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Qisoom in relation to her human rights work and pro-democracy activities on the behalf of Saudi Arabia's Shi'a minority community.
In March 2023, a court reportedly sentenced Qisoom to 25 years in prison and imposed a 25-year travel ban.
Qisoom reportedly has four children.
معًا من أجل العدالة, Tweet, March 24, 2023
"مريم آل قيصوم: في شهر المرأة ويوم الأم… ناشطة أخرى تواجه السجن المؤبد!" Together For Justice
المنظمة الأوروبية السعودية لحقوق الإنسان ESOHR, Tweet, March 21, 2023
"عيد الأم في السعودية: أمهات يواصلن نضالاً عظيماً أمام آلة القمع الوحشية" European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR)