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…
Twitter Allegedly “Turned a Blind Eye” Over Dissident’s Account Suspension
KIRSTEN ERRICK
JUNE 30, 2020
Twitter was sued on Monday in the Southern District of New York by plaintiff Ali Al-Ahmed, a political dissident, for suspending his account after Twitter employees were allegedly also working as…
Twitter dragged into intra-Saudi feud
June 30, 2020
Twitter has been dragged into the Washington feud pitting Saudi dissident Ali al-Ahmed against the government of Saudi Arabia and its US agents. Ahmed, the director of the now-dormant Institute for Gulf Affairs in…
Twitter sued for allegedly conspiring with Saudi Arabia government to shut down dissenting voices
Didi Rankovic
July 1, 2020
Twitter is being sued for allegedly conspiring with Saudi authorities by blocking accounts of its critics, a law firm handling the case on behalf of the plaintiff has announced.
Ali al-Ahmed, director of…
Lawsuit Claims Twitter Turns ‘Blind Eye’ to Saudi Torture, Suppression
Brigette Honaker
July 1, 2020
A Saudi Arabian journalist recently hit Twitter with a lawsuit claiming the social media platform ignores Saudi Arabia’s suppression of dissenters.
Plaintiff Ali Al-Ahmed is an activist, journalist and…
Lawsuit: Twitter and Saudi Arabia ‘in league’ together
John O'Brien
July 8, 2020
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A political refugee is suing Twitter over its relationship with Saudi Arabia, his home country.
Ali Al-Ahmed filed a lawsuit June 29 in New York federal court that claims Saudi…
Twitter Sued Over Collusion With Saudi Arabia In Shutting Down Political Opposition Accounts
July 7 2020
Twitter has been sued for conspiring with the government of Saudi Arabia to shut down accounts of political opposition figures. The press release is below.
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –A blockbuster lawsuit has…