Age when banned from travel: 17
Age at disappearance: 20
Current age: 21
Personality: Sarah is soft-spoken, eloquent, and ambitious, and she uplifts those around her
Education: Sarah had hopes of studying architecture. She was accepted into the British International School of Boston, where she was expected to attend in 2017.
Age when banned from travel: 18
Age at disappearance: 21
Current age: 23
Personality: Omar is bright, optimistic, adventurous, and constantly participating in organizing social events at his university.
Education: Omar was accepted into Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, to pursue a degree in Computer Science, where he was expected to attend in 2017.
The same day that Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) takes power in Saudi Arabia, Omar and Sarah find they have been banned from leaving the country.
Sarah and Omar’s Father, Dr. Saad Aljabri, receives threatening messages from MbS through WhatsApp.
Days after the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a hit squad attempts to enter Canada to target Dr. Saad, but is stopped by border security
At dawn, armed Saudi forces raid the family home and kidnap Sarah and Omar.
With no news about his children, Dr. Saad files a lawsuit against Saudi Authorities under the Torture Victims Prevention Act over his attempted assassination.
Sarah and Omar are secretly charged and tried with money laundering and conspiracy to unlawfully escape the kingdom. They are not permitted legal counsel.
Sarah and Omar face a secret hearing. Omar receives nine years imprisonment and six on travel ban and; Sarah receives six years imprisonment and nine9 on travel ban.
Sarah and Omar’s appeal disappeared from the court docket. The investigation previously assigned to their case was reassigned and their lawyer was blocked from the case file and refused access to Sarah and Omar.
Sarah and Omar’s lawyer is placed on a travel ban, and his accounts are frozen. Sarah and Omar are moved from a secret detention site to two separate prisons, Alhayer and Almalaz.