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Saudi Activist's Claims Against Alleged Hackers for UAE Government Can Go Forward

From Judge Karin Immergut (D. Or.) yesterday in Alhathloul v. DarkMatter Group: This case involves allegedly unlawful actions by Defendant… The post Saudi Activist's Claims Against Alleged Hackers for UAE Government Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 13, 2025

Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country

Former political prisoners face lengthy travel restrictions to stop them speaking out, says human rights organisation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

Activist Tells Saudi-hosted UN Forum Of 'Silencing' Of Dissent

A Saudi human rights activist appeared via a video link Wednesday at a UN forum in the kingdom to denounce the "silencing" of dissent under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

International Business Times · Dec 18, 2024

Main suspect in Khashoggi killing reappears in public as MBS visits Paris

One of the main suspects in the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has emerged from the shadows as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visits Paris in an effort to rebrand his image in the West. Several videos circulating on social media have shown Saoud al-Qahtani, MBS's former…

France 24 · Jun 22, 2023

Judges facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia for being too soft on human rights

Ten male judges have been hit with high treason charges - a crime punishable by death in repressive Saudi Arabia - after confessing to being too "lenient" in human rights cases

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023

Biden admin pushes immunity for MBS

Biden's "unnecessary, elective action" came after he vowed to hold Saudi crown prince accountable

Salon · Nov 18, 2022

Imprisoned Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab ‘reported on app’

PhD student Salma al-Shehab received the longest-known sentence for a Saudi activist on Monday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022

Leeds university student jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia for Twitter account

Salma al-Shehab has been jailed for more than three decades for retweeting posts calling for women's rights on Twitter

Leeds Live · Aug 17, 2022

Relatives of some Saudi detainees anxiously await Biden trip

Malik al-Dowaish was arrested this month following years of campaigning for the release of his father, who was himself detained in 2016 after he gave a sermon seen as critical of the Saudi Arabian royal family, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022