Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Saudi Arabia, your friend and mine

  JNS.org – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched the building of his country’s first nuclear reactor on Monday during a visit to Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency.   https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/11/06/saudi-arabia-announces-plan-to-build-nuclear-reactors/
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6-14-18  Saudi authorities arrested prominent comedian, Abdulaziz Alhajmi, for showing “solidarity with prisoners of conscience in Saudi prisons,” human rights groups reported yesterday.
ALQST rights group said that Alhajmi is being held at Malaz prison in Riyadh, adding that he will appear before the country’s anti-terrorism Specialized Criminal Court (SCC).  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180614-saudi-arrests-actor-for-sympathising-with-prisoners/
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11-5-18   Saudi journalist and writer the New Khaleej reported yesterday.
Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser has died after being tortured while in detention,
Reporting human rights sources, the news site said that Al-Jasser was arrested and tortured to death after Saudi authorities claimed he administered the Twitter account Kashkool, which disclosed rights violations committed by the Saudi authorities and royal family.
The sources said that the authorities identified Al-Jasser as the admin using spies in Twitter’s regional office located in Dubai.   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181105-saudi-journalist-tortured-to-death-in-prison/

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