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U.S. Risks Complicity by Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the United States this week from March 19 to 22. On Tuesday,…
March 19, 2018
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Yemen: ‘Heart-breaking’ mass drowning a symptom of devastating conflict and humanitarian crisis
Responding to reports that at least 30 Somali and Ethiopian refugees and migrants drowned after leaving the coast of south-western…
January 26, 2018
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Saudi Arabia: Three years on, flogged blogger Raif Badawi must be released
Amnesty International launches a campaign today to mark the three year anniversary of the public flogging of Saudi Arabian blogger…
January 9, 2018
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USA, UK and France risk complicity in collective punishment of civilians in Yemen
The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is…
November 17, 2017
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UN downplays Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s crimes against children in Yemen
The international community has caved in to political pressure again, underplaying the suffering of hundreds of Yemeni children, by watering…
October 6, 2017
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Saudi Arabia: Right to drive is a long overdue step forward for women
Responding to the Saudi Arabian government’s announcement that women will be allowed to drive, Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Research and…
September 27, 2017
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U.S. National Faces Execution in Saudi Arabia Despite Unfair Trial
The sentence of a U.S. national facing execution after unfair legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia must be rescinded and a…
September 13, 2017
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Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for teen tortured to “confess” to protest-related crimes
A young Saudi Arabian Shi’a man who claims he was tortured to “confess” alleged crimes committed when he was 16…
September 12, 2017
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Secretary Tillerson Visit to Gulf Must Not Greenlight More Abuses Against Human Rights Defenders
Today, Secretary Tillerson is meeting with senior foreign officials in Saudi Arabia. This is the latest leg of a week-long…
July 12, 2017
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On Fifth Anniversary of Arrest, Amnesty International Calls for Release of Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi
Five years ago this Saturday, Raif Badawi was arrested for his writings on a website criticizing the Saudi government and…
June 16, 2017
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Senate Vote for Saudi Arms Deal May Make U.S. Complicit in War Crimes
Following a Senate vote defeating a resolution to block an impending $500 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia, Joanne Lin,…
June 13, 2017
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Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal is Unconscionable
Responding to the news that President Trump has finalized an arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his trip to the…
May 20, 2017