Prominent Saudi rights activist Abdullah al-Hamid, 69, has died in custody in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, according to rights groups and a Swedish foundation that awarded him a renowned prize. The Right Livelihood Foundation, which awards the prize known as the Alternative Nobel, said on Friday al-Hamid, who was ...
Amnesty International has urged the English Premier League to consider Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, before signing off on the takeover of Newcastle United. According to Amnesty International’s letter, which released on Tuesday, the Premier League “risks becoming a patsy”, unless it looks at Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, as ...
