Saudi Arabia

A global law firm’s problematic review of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid ignores a dire human rights record.

Concerns were raised at the 57th UN Human Rights Council about repression in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, urging accountability and safeguarding free expression.

Rights groups warn that authorities have weaponized the use of the death penalty as a tool to repress freedom of expression in the country.

Khashoggi’s murder has become emblematic of a global pattern of impunity for crimes against journalists and the alarming rise of transnational repression.

Rights groups raise alarms over the country’s crackdown on free speech ahead of its hosting of the 2024 UN event.

Gulf states silence critics with harsh prison sentences and deportations, using vague laws to crack down on online dissent.

“Saudi courts mete out decades long sentences to ordinary citizens for nothing more than peacefully expressing themselves online.”

As the country prepares to host the UN’s Internet Governance Forum, online voices continue to face severe repercussions.

For years, the Kingdom has arrested women’s rights activists who campaigned to end the male guardianship system.

Repressive media laws in Gulf Cooperation Countries reflect concerning press freedom trends.

In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, IFEX and other signatories stress that hosting the next IGF in Saudi Arabia will severely undermine civil society’s ability to participate in the annual meeting, given the great risks to physical and digital safety and security it will pose.

Rights groups call on the Biden administration to address the escalating crackdown on free expression.

Death penalty is a risk for anyone who expresses their opinion on social media networks.

GCHR believes strongly that the death penalty has been used widely as a political tool by the Saudi authorities.