RSF alarmed about fate of 14 other, detained journalists after the execution of Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia

How bad is the situation for journalists in Saudi Arabia?

The Wikipedia entry on this journalist is extremely thin and says little about his journalistic career.

Was he a terrorism sponsor or a journalist or both?

Of course, the RSF wants to compare the death of this journalist with the killing of the  celebrity journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"... Before his murder, Turki al-Jasser was a jailed journalist. He had been imprisoned for running the news blog Al-Mashhad Al-Saudi (“The Saudi Scene”), where he regularly addressed social issues such as women’s rights and the Palestinian cause. Several of his fellow journalists remain behind bars — often mistreated or denied fair trials — for their reporting. Some have been imprisoned since 2012. Others were arrested during the wave of detentions that preceded the rise to power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017. Their fate now lies in the hands of an increasingly repressive regime. ..."

"Turki al-Jasser was the founder of the news blog Al-Mashhad Al-Saudi and also contributed to the now-closed newspaper Al-Taqrir. He was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to death on charges of terrorism and high treason, based on writings he was accused of authoring. He was executed on 14 June 2025 after 7 years imprisonment. ..."

"The Ministry of Interior announced today [7/14/2025] the execution of Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Jasser, a Saudi national, after he was proven to have committed several terrorist crimes, including high treason, communicating with foreign parties to harm the Kingdom's security, and receiving sums of money to finance terrorist activities aimed at undermining internal security, national unity, and the country's stability. ..."

Portraits from Saudi Arabia: RSF alarmed about fate of detained journalists after execution of Turki al-Jasser | RSF "The execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser by the Saudi regime has raised serious concerns about the fate of other media professionals wrongly detained in Saudi Arabia for doing their job. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has profiled their cases and calls for their immediate release."

UNESCO Director-General condemns the execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia "The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has condemned the execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia, on 14 June."

Treason, espionage, and financing terrorism: A citizen was executed as a discretionary punishment in Riyadh. (this news outlet publishes in Arabic) "Treason, espionage, and financing terrorism: A citizen was executed as a discretionary punishment in Riyadh."

Turki al-Jasser