Despite de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman’s 2022 claim that the death penalty had been abolished in Saudi Arabia save in murder cases as part of his vision for a new open kingdom, the country hanged 330 people this year, the most in decades. Under the crown prince’s (abbreviated MBS) Vision 2030 plan, the nation […]

For years, Saudi Arabia, a longstanding ally of the United States, has been eager to purchase the fifth-generation, stealthy F-35 Lightning II fighter plane. However, according to reports, the kingdom is searching for a substitute since the Pentagon is taking its time. Days after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a similar request, Saudi Arabia […]

Despite de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman’s 2022 claim that the death penalty had been abolished in Saudi Arabia save in murder cases as part of his vision for a new open kingdom, the country hanged 330 people this year, the most in decades. Under the crown prince’s (abbreviated MBS) Vision 2030 plan, the nation […]

For posting on social media, authorities arrested human rights campaigners, public intellectuals, and nonviolent dissidents and condemned others to decades in prison. Torture and mistreatment, extended arbitrary incarceration, and asset confiscation without a clear legal process are only a few examples of the widespread abusive behaviors that continue to occur in detention facilities. Crown Prince […]

FIFA issued a positive assessment of Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup early on Saturday, November 30, stating that it posed just a “medium” risk to human rights and awarding it the joint-highest score of any bidding country. A long-awaited assessment on whether it should pay migrant workers who endured serious labor […]

Donald Trump made a post on the social networking site Truth Social in February of 2024, nine months prior to his election to a second term as president of the United States. He wrote, “We should never give money again without the expectation of repayment or without strings attached.” “America’s United States should stop being […]

A positive outlook for the future of the Middle East was introduced by the Abraham Accords. Initiating official diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab countries, these normalization accords were signed in 2020 to promote peace and economic collaboration in ways that many people believed were unthinkable during our time. It appeared as though the […]

In 2024, Saudi Arabia killed 101 foreigners, the most executions in the kingdom’s history in a single year. The number is almost three times as many foreigners as were put to death in 2022 and 2023 (34 each year). Human rights organizations have charged the monarchy with using the death sentence at an unprecedented level. […]

Journalist Larry Madowo disclosed that Kenyan nurses and caretakers in Saudi Arabia are facing deportation threats a day after he first reported their misery. This follows the widespread success of his tweets detailing the hardships faced by ‌nurses dispatched to the Asian nation. In a Friday, November 29 post on X, the writer recounted some […]

The serious human rights issues raised in Saudi Arabia due to the execution proactices lack transparency. Many reports clearly highlight that convicted individuals face many complexities during their arrest and trial. They don’t even have the opportunity to prove themselves right. Furthermore, there are many documented cases of torture and mistreatment at the time of […]