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Gulf states arrest over 1,000 and strip citizenship for online war posts to 'protect their glossy image'Amnesty International responds to Gulf state authorities having arrested more than 1,000 people in a sweeping crackdown on freedom of expression linked to the US-Israeli war.
01 Jun 2026 -
UK: BBC's Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama underscores Government's 'clear betrayal' of British nationalsThe programme underscores how the UK government did - and continues to do - nowhere near enough to help secure the release of Britons arbitrarily detained abroad.
24 Nov 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers subjected to ten years of abuse on Riyadh Metro project – new reportMigrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous heat and earned pitiful wages during a decade of serious abuse
18 Nov 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrest
Saudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrest
31 Aug 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: British citizen Ahmed al-Doush receives a 10 year sentenceIt is unknown to Ahmed’s family and UK legal team what the charges were for
13 May 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Families fear imminent execution of loved ones amid surge in drug-related executions24 Apr 2025 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: Leeds student jailed in Saudi for tweeting in support women's rights releasedSalma al-Shehab’s ordeal in prison is finally over
10 Feb 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: confirmation as 2034 World Cup host 'will put many lives at risk'11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Men's World Cup: FIFA produces 'astonishing whitewash' of Saudi Arabia's human rights recordFIFA provided Saudi Arabia a ‘medium’ risk rating for human rights in its evaluation of its bid for the 2034 World Cup
30 Nov 2024 Press release -
Men's World Cup: FIFA should halt selection process for 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia11 Nov 2024 Press release
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FIFA/Saudi Arabia: Global law firm’s flawed human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup 2034 bid raises ‘deep concern’11 human rights groups, football supporters and worker organisations join forces to voice deep concern
28 Oct 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: migrant workers at Carrefour sites exploited and forced to live in squalor - new report21 Oct 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: authorities have already executed 198 people in 202428 Sep 2024 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: retired teacher has death penalty for social media posts quashed09 Aug 2024 Press release
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Saudi Arabia’s hosting bid for 2034 World Cup 'falls far short' on human rights01 Aug 2024 Press release
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Israel: government has tried to suppress revelations in NSO spyware legal caseForbidden Stories analysis of leaked documents suggests Israeli authorities acted to conceal information concerning Pegasus spyware use WhatsApp is suing the Israeli firm in a Californian court for allegedly abusing its platform to hack the phones of 1,…
25 Jul 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: twelve football fans could face five years in jail for match chants27 Mar 2024 Press release
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UN: Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN gender equality forum despite ‘abysmal’ women’s rights recordLeaked draft of first written penal code shows catastrophic consequences for women
22 Mar 2024 Press release
