UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

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1. Courthouse News Service

   UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses ↗ (opens Courthouse News Service)

   Published Jul 6, 2023

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   Courthouse News Service's feed description

   Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has presided over a heavy crackdown on dissent.

2. Al-Monitor

   UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to release two women detained over tweets ↗ (opens Al-Monitor)

   Published Jul 6, 2023

   Al-Monitor's feed description

   In a report, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention condemned the use of a vague counterterrorism law against rights activists in the kingdom.

3. Fox News

   UN calls on Saudis to release 2 women jailed over tweets criticizing Salman regime ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Jul 6, 2023

   Fox News's feed description

   Saudi Arabia's monarchic government has drawn the United Nations' ire for allegedly jailing two women who criticized the regime online for arbitrary reasons.

4. Washington Times

   U.N. report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses ↗ (opens Washington Times)

   Published Jul 6, 2023

   Washington Times's feed description

   U.N. human rights experts on Friday called for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies.

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