Access to Amnesty International’s website has been blocked in Saudi Arabia today following the organisation’s criticism of a draft anti-terror law that would stifle peaceful protest in the kingdom.
Several journalists and human rights activists based in Saudi Arabia independently confirmed that they were unable to access the www.amnesty.org website today.
On Friday Amnesty published its analysis of a leaked copy of the draft law. The organisation condemned the proposed law’s treatment of peaceful dissent as “terrorist crimes”, as well as the wide-ranging powers the Minister of Interior would hold, free from judicial authorisation or oversight. More...
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Several journalists and human rights activists based in Saudi Arabia independently confirmed that they were unable to access the www.amnesty.org website today.
On Friday Amnesty published its analysis of a leaked copy of the draft law. The organisation condemned the proposed law’s treatment of peaceful dissent as “terrorist crimes”, as well as the wide-ranging powers the Minister of Interior would hold, free from judicial authorisation or oversight. More...
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