Muawiya al-Ruwahi was arrested in Oman several times in recent years. He was summoned in February 2012 to the Omani State Security headquarters after he criticized Sultan Qaboos in his blog; he was held in a mental health hospital for one week and released without charge.
Он был арестован 12 июля 2014 года после того как в своем блоге выступил с критикой властей Омана.