Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia Human Rights
America Should Use the Khashoggi Killing to Pressure Saudi Arabia on Human Rights
On October 2, Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been sharply critical of the Saudi government in his writings, entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul...
After Khashoggi, Will US Continue Faustian Bargain With the Saudis?
For decades, many in the United States looked the other way as the Saudis undermined US values and interests. Then the Saudis committed an unpardonable sin that merited the...
Canada Defiant After Saudi Arabia Freezes New Trade Over Human Rights Call
Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian...
Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia Sentences Human Rights Activists to Prison
A Saudi court has sentenced human rights activists Mohammad al-Otaibi and Abdullah al-Attawi to 14 and seven years in prison respectively, rights group Amnesty International...
Saudi Arabia Defies Iran — and the United States
The Saudi decision to execute Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr at this particular juncture was a strategic act of defiance meant to challenge Iran and...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: The World Must Stand Up to Saudi Arabia
Iran is no paragon of democracy. And when its leaders denounce the “criminal workings” of the “vile” Saudi regime and its links to terrorism, the pot...
Human Rights Activist ‘Punks’ Saudi Arabia Over Treatment of Gays
The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) held its annual celebration and job fair last month just outside Washington, D.C. The four-day event begun on...
Two Women Face Terrorism Charges for Defying Driving Ban in Saudi Arabia
International Business Times - Two Saudi women are facing terrorism charges for defying the country's ban on female drivers. Lujain al-Hathlool, 25, and Maysa al-Amoudi, 33, were arrested...
Saudi Arabia to Lead UN Counter Terrorism Initiative
Written by Brooke Goldstein and Zack Kousentz If the UN were to form an anti-terrorism group dedicated to attacking the menace on...
