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Video Report: Poet Faced Beheading – Reduced To 8 Years Prison

This New Sentence Reverses An Earlier Ruling of Four Years In Jail and 800 Lashes. A new judge sentenced a man to death for apostasy on November 17, 2015, for alleged blasphemous statements during a discussion group about a book of his poetry. Fayadh’s sentence was [continue reading].

KSA: Director Discuses The Filming Of Saudi Arabia Uncovered

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi woman walks outside a polling station in Riyadh during the desert kingdom's first municipal elections 10 February 2005. Saudi men went to the polls in the country's first ever election, a municipal vote barred to women that represents a cautious initial step towards democracy in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ballot is part of a drive to introduce limited reforms, which Riyadh insists must be tailored to Saudi specifications and not necessarily follow a Western pattern. AFP PHOTO/RABIH MOGHRABI (Photo credit should read RABIH MOGHRABI/AFP/Getty Images)

In January of 2015, a man named Raif Badawi was lashed in public in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. His crime? Blogging critically about the role of religion in Saudi life in 2012 — an act that Saudi courts said insulted Islam. In addition to 1,000 lashes, Badawi, a [continue reading].

Documentary: James Jones – Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Call For Female Babies to Wear Burkas in Saudi Arabia |

The resulting documentary — Saudi Arabia Uncovered — is a rare window into the Saudi kingdom, with stunning undercover footage as its backbone. It’s a combination of footage filmed by Yasser, and clips from other activists who are filming and posting things on their own, [continue reading].

Video Report: KSA Police Arrested Boy age 17 – in Danger of Beheading

With all the enthusiasm of youth, Ali joined people in the streets calling for reform, his parents said. But Ali wasn’t an ordinary protester. His uncle, the Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr, was considered the spiritual leader of the movement. To Saudi officials, he was a revolutionary with ties to their arch rival, Iran. In 2012, Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr was accused of inciting the uprising, arrested and imprisoned. In January 2016, Sheikh Nimr was executed along with 46 other Saudi prisoners.

Ali al-Nimr was just seventeen-years-old when the Arab Spring reached Saudi Arabia in the year 2011, a country tightly controlled by its royal family. “With all the enthusiasm of youth, Ali joined people in the streets calling for reform,” his parents said. But [continue reading].

Yemen: Why United Nations Should Protect The Yemenis

Yemen woman in bright scarf and hat, "War humiliated my daughter." Aunt Khemissa argument.

Why people with a voice must demand that world leaders intervene in the Saudi-led coalition attack on the Yemeni people. This is the basic history of territory, and important differences between Yemeni and Saudi way of life and beliefs. This attack on Yemen, a country of [continue reading].

Yemen: Clearing a few misconceptions on Yemen

Ali Nujood, Yemen, 2009. (Photograph by Stephanie Sinclair, National Geographic).

So much ink and breath have been spent on Yemen since 2011 that one can easily get lost in the labyrinth media built up … while I will concede that opinions largely differ when it comes to what should and needs to happen in Yemen in order for “order” to be restored: ie – [continue reading].

Yemen: US Bombing Raises War Crime Concerns

A top American lawmaker says the Obama administration’s military assistance to Riyadh may violate U.S. law. This page contains highlighted snippets, a link to full article is located at the end. On Sept. 28, the same day President Barack Obama addressed world leaders before [continue reading].

Yemen: 6,000 Civilians killed In 7 Months of Saudi-led Attacks

Saudi Fighter Jets Kill at Least 26 Yemeni People

Saudi Arabia has killed in excess of 6,000 Yemenis as Riyadh’s military aggression against the impoverished Arab country enters its seventh month, says Yemen’s Civil Coalition. According to a report by the Nongovernmental Organization (NGO), which was published on Saturday [continue reading].

Video Report: Yemen Humanitarian Situation In 90 Seconds

Nawal Al-Maghafi breaks down the facts of Yemen’s deteriorating humanitarian situation in a 90-second video. The conflict in Yemen started in March, after Houthi fighters seized the capital Sanaa from government control. Neighbouring Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, then [continue reading].

Yemen: Mona Relief Is Helping Feed The Hungry

#YemenNeglected #yemenbleeds #cdnpoli Please help save the children in Yemen. They are dying, not from famine – from siege of their country. pic.twitter.com/RVuHB4a5Xq — Alistair Reign (Ali) (@AlistairReign) April 17, 2017 No child should ever go a day without a [continue reading].