Saudi Police Detain Pilgrim for Displaying Palestinian Flag

Date: 08 April 2025 - 21:21

News ID: ۱۳۸۲۴۲

RIYADH (Dispatches) – Police in Saudi Arabia have detained a female Palestinian pilgrim for displaying the flag of Palestine in the holy city of Mecca, accusing her of issuing political statements, a report says. The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed yet, was detained by Saudi police at the Great Mosque of Mecca – known as Masjid al-Haram - in Mecca for having Palestinian flag on her bag, MintPress News reported on Monday. The report, citing the woman, added that Saudi police told her that carrying the Palestinian flag in that place was tantamount to making “political statements.” The woman, in protest, explained that “others were displaying the flags of countries like Morocco and Turkey, arguing that she is Palestinian ... therefore the flag simply represents her nationality.”