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{{Expand language|topic=|langcode=ar|otherarticle=مقتل عبد الرحيم الحويطي|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abdul Rahim Ahmad Mahmoud al-Huwaiti
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Al-Khraybah, Saudi Arabia
| death_date = April 2020
| death_place = Al-Khraybah, Saudi Arabia
| nationality = Saudi
| other_names =
| occupation = Government employee at the Ministry of Finance
| known_for = Resistance against eviction for the [[Neom]] project
}}
'''Abdul Rahim Ahmad Mahmoud al-Huwaiti''' (died; April 2020) was a Saudi citizen and member of the [[Howeitat|Howeitat tribe]], known for his resistance against the Saudi government's eviction orders for a mega-project. A government employee at the Ministry of Finance, al-Huwaiti became a symbol of protest after he was killed by Saudi security forces in April 2020, following his refusal to give up his ancestral land. His death sparked international criticism and brought attention to the impact of Saudi Arabia's [[Neom]] project on the local population.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://menarights.org/en/caseprofi...forces-protesting-forced-eviction|title=Abdul Rahim Al Huwaiti, executed by Saudi special forces for protesting forced eviction | MENA Rights Group|website=menarights.org}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...sed-to-give-up-property-activists|title=Saudi forces kill man who refused to give up property: Activists|first=Ali|last=Younes|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
==Early life and career==
Al-Hawiti was a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance.<ref name="auto"/>
==Conflict with Saudi government==
In April 2020, Al-Hawaiti and other residents were being pressured by the [[Saudi government]] to give up their properties and accept financial compensation for a [[Neom]] mega-project.<ref name="auto1"/> Al-Hawaiti refused to allow the Land Registry Committee to enter his house.<ref name="auto"/> He posted several videos on social media protesting against the eviction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68945445|title=Saudi forces 'permitted to kill' for new eco-city|date=May 9, 2024|website=BBC News}}</ref>
On 13 April 2020, he posted videos online announcing that Saudi security forces were trying to evict him and other members of the Howeitat tribe from their historical homeland to make way for the development of Neom.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/</ref><ref name="bbc-saudi-tribe-challenges-crown-prines-plans">{{Cite news|title=Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52375343|last=Gardner|first=Frank|date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In the videos, Al-Huwaiti said that he would defy the eviction orders, although he expected that Saudi authorities would plant weapons in his house to incriminate him.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Groups call on project management consultancies to divest from NEOM giga construction project following land activist shooting by govt. |url=https://www.business-humanrights.or...ect-following-land-activist-shooting-by-govt/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Business & Human Rights Resource Centre |language=en}}</ref>
==Death==
Al-Hawaiti was shot dead by [[Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia|Saudi security forces]] after he refused to hand over his property for a mega-project on the [[Red Sea]]. According to Saudi activists, al-Hawaiti was shot dead after recording his last video of security forces storming his property. The Saudi government has not commented on the alleged killing.<ref name="auto1"/>
Al-Huwaiti's funeral was held near the village of al-Khoraibah and was well attended despite the presence of Saudi security forces.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52375343 | title=Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city | date=23 April 2020 }}</ref>
==Aftermath==
On 9 June 2020, the [[MENA Rights Group]] and [[ALQST]] submitted a letter to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, alleging that al-Hawaiti was subjected to excessive torture by law enforcement officials. and executed as a result of the use of disproportionate force acting on behalf of [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="auto"/>
==Legacy==
Al-Hawaiti's death sparked international attention and criticism of the Saudi government's handling of the [[Neom]] project and its impact on the local population.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-...f-saudi-arabia-5bn-mega-city-neom|title='It's being built on our blood': the true cost of Saudi Arabia's $500bn megacity|first=Ruth|last=Michaelson|date=May 4, 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...e-long-desert-megacity-crown-prince|title=End of the Line? Saudi Arabia 'forced to scale back' plans for desert megacity|first=Peter|last=Beaumont|date=April 10, 2024|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Saudi Arabian activists]]
[[Category
eople from Tabuk Province]]
[[Category:Victims of human rights abuses]]
[[Categoryrotest-related deaths]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Expand language|topic=|langcode=ar|otherarticle=مقتل عبد الرحيم الحويطي|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abdul Rahim Ahmad Mahmoud al-Huwaiti
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Al-Khraybah, Saudi Arabia
| death_date = April 2020
| death_place = Al-Khraybah, Saudi Arabia
| nationality = Saudi
| other_names =
| occupation = Government employee at the Ministry of Finance
| known_for = Resistance against eviction for the [[Neom]] project
}}
'''Abdul Rahim Ahmad Mahmoud al-Huwaiti''' (died; April 2020) was a Saudi citizen and member of the [[Howeitat|Howeitat tribe]], known for his resistance against the Saudi government's eviction orders for a mega-project. A government employee at the Ministry of Finance, al-Huwaiti became a symbol of protest after he was killed by Saudi security forces in April 2020, following his refusal to give up his ancestral land. His death sparked international criticism and brought attention to the impact of Saudi Arabia's [[Neom]] project on the local population.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://menarights.org/en/caseprofi...forces-protesting-forced-eviction|title=Abdul Rahim Al Huwaiti, executed by Saudi special forces for protesting forced eviction | MENA Rights Group|website=menarights.org}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...sed-to-give-up-property-activists|title=Saudi forces kill man who refused to give up property: Activists|first=Ali|last=Younes|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
==Early life and career==
Al-Hawiti was a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance.<ref name="auto"/>
==Conflict with Saudi government==
In April 2020, Al-Hawaiti and other residents were being pressured by the [[Saudi government]] to give up their properties and accept financial compensation for a [[Neom]] mega-project.<ref name="auto1"/> Al-Hawaiti refused to allow the Land Registry Committee to enter his house.<ref name="auto"/> He posted several videos on social media protesting against the eviction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68945445|title=Saudi forces 'permitted to kill' for new eco-city|date=May 9, 2024|website=BBC News}}</ref>
On 13 April 2020, he posted videos online announcing that Saudi security forces were trying to evict him and other members of the Howeitat tribe from their historical homeland to make way for the development of Neom.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/</ref><ref name="bbc-saudi-tribe-challenges-crown-prines-plans">{{Cite news|title=Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52375343|last=Gardner|first=Frank|date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In the videos, Al-Huwaiti said that he would defy the eviction orders, although he expected that Saudi authorities would plant weapons in his house to incriminate him.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Groups call on project management consultancies to divest from NEOM giga construction project following land activist shooting by govt. |url=https://www.business-humanrights.or...ect-following-land-activist-shooting-by-govt/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Business & Human Rights Resource Centre |language=en}}</ref>
==Death==
Al-Hawaiti was shot dead by [[Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia|Saudi security forces]] after he refused to hand over his property for a mega-project on the [[Red Sea]]. According to Saudi activists, al-Hawaiti was shot dead after recording his last video of security forces storming his property. The Saudi government has not commented on the alleged killing.<ref name="auto1"/>
Al-Huwaiti's funeral was held near the village of al-Khoraibah and was well attended despite the presence of Saudi security forces.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52375343 | title=Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city | date=23 April 2020 }}</ref>
==Aftermath==
On 9 June 2020, the [[MENA Rights Group]] and [[ALQST]] submitted a letter to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, alleging that al-Hawaiti was subjected to excessive torture by law enforcement officials. and executed as a result of the use of disproportionate force acting on behalf of [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="auto"/>
==Legacy==
Al-Hawaiti's death sparked international attention and criticism of the Saudi government's handling of the [[Neom]] project and its impact on the local population.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-...f-saudi-arabia-5bn-mega-city-neom|title='It's being built on our blood': the true cost of Saudi Arabia's $500bn megacity|first=Ruth|last=Michaelson|date=May 4, 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...e-long-desert-megacity-crown-prince|title=End of the Line? Saudi Arabia 'forced to scale back' plans for desert megacity|first=Peter|last=Beaumont|date=April 10, 2024|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Saudi Arabian activists]]
[[Category
eople from Tabuk Province]][[Category:Victims of human rights abuses]]
[[Category
rotest-related deaths]]Okumaya devam et...