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Amnesty urges Macron to pressure Saudi prince over death sentences during Paris visit

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron on Friday 16 June, 2023. via REUTERS - SAUDI ROYAL COURT

Amnesty International on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to pressure Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is currently in France, to spare seven young men facing execution for crimes committed while minors.

Activists want Macron to underline the importance of human rights in his talks Friday with Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who is still believed to be involved in the 2018 murder of a journalist and prominent critic of the Saudi regime, Jamal Khashoggi, in Istanbul.

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