Al-Sofiani was a high-ranking Wikipedia volunteer administrator with privileged access to edit protected pages. He was detained in 2020 and sentenced to 8 years in prison. It was reported that Al-Sofiani and colleague Osama Khaled updated Loujain Al-Hathloul’s and other prominent dissidents’ and activists’ wiki pages in past years, which may have led to their arrests. He remains imprisoned as of 2025.
Ziyad Al-Sofiani
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Online Commentator
Country:Saudi Arabia
Region:Middle East and North Africa
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned