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Stories about Saudi Arabia

Angered by Mobile App Censorship, Saudis Ask: ‘What's the Point of Having Internet?’

Censorship 7 September 2016

Saudi Arabia, which already blocks WhatsApp, Viber and Skype, has angered users by blocking the messaging and voice calling app LINE.

WikiLeaks: From Collateral Murder to Collateral Recklessness

Turkey 25 August 2016

From rape victims to democratic party donors, WikiLeaks' latest data dumps demonstrate a disturbing trend of publishing the personal information of private individuals.

Iranian Hardliners Want to Stop Blocking Twitter — to Defeat Saudi Propaganda

Iran 19 July 2016

Iranian hardliners, typically champions of Internet censorship, are calling on the government to stop blocking Twitter in order to counter Saudi Arabian propaganda against Iran.

Indian Migrant Worker Arrested in Saudi Arabia For Denouncing Working Conditions on Facebook

India 22 March 2016

"People stuck...in a country where they are treated worse than dogs, for years in very bad conditions, that's the reality 'necessary' for us to fuel our tanks. Infuriating and depressing."

Saudi Arabia Sentences Twitter User to 10 Years in Prison and 2,000 Lashes for Apostasy

Free Expression 28 February 2016

Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Twitter user to 10 years in prison in addition to 2,000 lashes for publishing 600 tweets "which spread atheism" online.

Saudi Arabia Reduces Ashraf Fayadh's Death Sentence to Eight Years in Prison and 800 Lashes

Censorship 3 February 2016

Saudi Arabia overturned the death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, accused of apostasy and other blasphemy-related offenses which he denies, to eight years imprisonment and 800 lashes.

Russia and Chile Join the Global Campaign to Save a Saudi Poet From Execution

Chile 1 February 2016

Poets and activists in Moscow and St Petersburg expressed their solidarity with Ashraf Fayadh, who's been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. Similar events were held in Chile and Mexico.

Saudi Arabia Arrests Samar Badawi for Tweeting on Behalf of Her Jailed Husband

Activism 13 January 2016

Saudi Arabia arrested human rights activist Samar Badawi today allegedly for tweeting on behalf of her jailed husband, prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abulkhair.

Netizen Report: ‘Terrorist Threat’ or Political Speech? States Target Social Media Post-Paris

Bangladesh 3 December 2015

Saudi threatens to sue anyone who compares its penal system to ISIS, China cuts mobile phone service for ethnic minorities and Google goes to bat for fair use.

Saudi Arabia Sentences Poet to Death and Threatens to Sue Critics of Penal System

Censorship 2 December 2015

The sentence was criticised far and wide with many taking to social media, comparing Saudi Arabia's penal code and punishments to that executed by ISIS.