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Saudi Arabia: 10 Brutal Facts Beyond Raif Badawi’s Case
Tomorrow marks eight weeks since the Saudi Arabian authorities publicly flogged the blogger and activist Raif Badawi, sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for “insulting Islam” and…
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From Chicago to Jeddah: Make 2 Phone Calls to Help Stop Torture Today
By Noor Mir, Field Organizer for Amnesty International USA This Valentine’s Day, survivors of torture and other ill-treatment, from Jeddah to Chicago, will not be celebrating. You can make a…
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Saudi Arabia: The Question on Everybody’s Mind
[caption id="attachment_57361" align="alignleft" width="1000"] The late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. ©BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty[/caption] By Sevag Kechichian, Researcher on Saudi Arabia at Amnesty International. The death of Saudi Arabia’s King…
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“He Was Silent but You Could Tell That He Was in Real Pain”
An eyewitness account of the flogging today of Raif Badawi an activist in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for setting up a website for…
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End Saudi Arabia’s relentless crackdown on civil and political rights activists
[caption id="attachment_54191" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr Moahmmad al-Qahtani are founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). All 11 founding members are currently either…
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A Wife Speaks: 10 Years in Prison and 1,000 Lashes for a Blog
Raif is no criminal; instead, he is a prisoner of conscience.
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How Obama Failed in Saudi Arabia
Even by the standard of low expectations set for a trip described as fencing-mending, President Obama's public silence on Saudi Arabian human rights spoke loudly today.
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Amnesty’s Death Penalty Report
Although 2013 saw more executions than in previous years and several countries resuming executions, there was also progress towards abolition in all regions of the world.
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Saudi Arabia: Plans to Defy Ban on Women Drivers this Saturday
A grassroots campaign will call for an end to the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia on Saturday March 29.
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Read the Letter: What We Want President Obama to Do in Saudi Arabia
As an ally of the United States, Saudi Arabia has been spared the blunt criticisms U.S. officials make of other governments that commit serious human rights violations.