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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams and Wilf Vall

Sons of jailed Saudi scholars urge Cambridge to drop plans to train Riyadh staff

View from top of Great St Mary's church tower looking north to Trinity College and St John's College chapel tower in Cambridge.
View from top of Great St Mary's church tower in Cambridge. Senior academics have described the Judge business school’s proposal as ‘horrifying’. Photograph: Chris Harris/Alamy

The families of two scholars facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the University of Cambridge to drop proposals to run staff training courses for Riyadh’s defence ministry.

The Guardian revealed last week that Cambridge’s Judge business school has been authorised to offer “leadership development” and “innovation management” training for the Saudi defence ministry’s staff, despite internal opposition within the university over the kingdom’s record on human rights and academic freedom.

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