Opinion: Saudi Arabia sentenced my brother to 20 years for tweeting. This could be his last chance.
Opinion by Areej Al-Sadhan
May 3, 2021 at 9:46 a.m. EDT
It’s Time for a New Direction with Saudi Arabia
“Made in California, USA.” These were the words engraved on the handcuffs around my wrists as I sat in the cement corridor at Mabahith prison. I was 14 years old. My youngest brother Kamil spent a day there and he has been back behind bars…
Saudi Arabia imprisoned an aid worker for running an anti-government Twitter page. His sister says…
A Saudi terror court sentenced aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan to 20 years in prison on Tuesday.
His sister says it shows Biden's plan to punish Saudi Arabia for rights abuses is having little effect.
Saudi Arabia freed several…
Twitter Is Enabling Saudi Arabia’s Brutal Crackdown on Dissent
The jailing of a dissident and two lawsuits reveal Twitter’s complicity with MBS’s dictatorship.
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Ali Ahmed Contacts in Saudi Arabia Being Disappeared
Saudi Arabia imprisoned an aid worker for running an anti-government Twitter page. His sister says it shows MBS is testing Biden's pledge to be tough on the kingdom.
BBC: Saudi school lessons in UK concern government
Another text describes the punishment for gay sex as death and states a difference of opinion about whether it should be carried out by stoning, burning with fire or throwing the person over a cliff.
The New Republic: Twitter Is Enabling Saudi Arabia’s Brutal Crackdown on Dissent
The jailing of a dissident and two lawsuits reveal Twitter’s complicity with MBS’s dictatorship.
NewsWeek: Keep the Pressure on Saudi Arabia | Opinion
Reactive sanctions can prove a valuable tool if U.S. leaders apply them strategically. The State Department visa ban is a good start. The Biden administration could even go further, leveraging the Magnitsky Act to freeze U.S. financial…
Saudi Arabia’s release of a prominent activist shows Mohammed bin Salman knows his blank check…
Bill Bostock
Feb 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia's decision to release a string of activists and prisoners in recent days is an indication that the kingdom knows its blank check from the US is over.
During his 2020 presidential campaign,…
Saudi Government Shutters Its Defense Ministry’s Website After IGA Exposé
The Institute for Gulf Affairs is pleased to report that public and private highlighting of glaring bigotry and incitement in official Saudi platforms has recently led to specific improvements. While much more remains to be accomplished for…