Saudi rights campaigner Abdulrahman al-Khalidi has been released from custody in Bulgaria. He had been detained for four years and ten months after fleeing Saudi Arabia. Bulgarian authorities initially held him under the claim that he posed a national security threat. This detention sparked significant concern among human rights organizations. Al-Khalidi's case highlighted the challenges faced by political dissidents seeking asylum in Europe. His release marks the end of a prolonged legal struggle in the Bulgarian system. He is now free after nearly five years of confinement.