Saudi Arabia’s former public security chief has been sentenced to 25 years in prison over alleged "corruption charges" amid Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ongoing witch-hunt against opponents.

Saudi officials have sentenced a university professor to 30 years in prison over critical tweets about the Riyadh regime, its propaganda policies and the security situation in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia has sentenced prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Kazem al-Omari to four years in prison.

Saudi authorities have extended the prison sentence handed down to a prominent religious preacher, and increased it from 23 to 40 years.

Saudi Arabia’s so-called Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced a pro-democracy campaigner to 10 years in prison for writing tweets critical of the government.

Saudi opposition and human rights activists express outrage over decades-long prison sentences handed down to two Saudi women over social media activism.

A Saudi court has sentenced a social media activist to 18 years in prison as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against democracy advocates widens in the kingdom.