Transnational Repression on EU Soil
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European Court of Human Rights

Strasbourg

ECHR · HUDOC

Al-Khalidi v. Bulgaria — Application No. 26364/24

European Court of Human Rights

Official HUDOC page for the European Court case.

Pending · Communicated Apr 2025
Companion page

Dedicated ECHR case page on this site

Free Abdulrahman

Procedural status, key facts at a glance, and related European references.

On this site
European Parliament & Commission

EU institutional record

European Parliament

Written question E-001410/2025

European Parliament

Urgent written question to the European Commission.

7 Apr 2025
European Parliament

Question E-004644/25 + Commission answer

MEPs Salis, Śmiszek, Strada, Marquardt

Follow-up question and Commission response on detention, return, and non-refoulement.

Nov 2025 / Jan 2026
European Parliament · DROI

Transnational repression of human rights defenders

European Parliament study

Study on transnational repression and host-state responsibilities.

12 Jun 2025
NGO joint statements

Civil society interventions

Human Rights Watch

Bulgaria: Saudi Activist at Risk of Deportation

HRW

Statement by 20 organisations calling on Bulgaria to suspend deportation and allow resettlement.

10 Mar 2025
Article 19

Bulgaria: Release Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi and grant him asylum

Article 19 and co-signing organisations

Joint NGO statement on the asylum file and non-refoulement obligations.

Mar 2024
HRRC

Multiple Human Rights Organizations Urge Bulgaria to Halt Deportation

Human Rights Research Center

Summary of the appeal by 20+ international and European organisations.

14 Nov 2025
Bulgarian civil society

Bulgarian civil society partners

Global Detention Project

The Alarming Case of Detained Saudi Journalist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi

Global Detention Project

Detailed institutional analysis of detention conditions and procedure.

2024
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Published Writings

Essays, letters, and statements by Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi

Substack essays, Melting Pot Europa articles, Marginalia letters, and other published pieces in multiple languages.

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