Football fans tuned in this summer to watch two of the sport’s major tournaments, the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup and the biennial Concacaf Gold Cup, yet few noted the powerful force operating behind the scenes: Saudi Arabia and its Public Investment Fund (PIF). As the Kingdom pours substantial financial resources into these events, accusations[…]
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This year marks ten years since Saudi Arabia imprisoned Waleed Abu al-Khair, one of the country’s most prominent human rights lawyers, for peacefully speaking out in defense of justice and dignity. He was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to 15 years in prison after an unfair trial before the Specialised Criminal Court, which used anti-terrorism[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) participated in the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), held from 16 June to 9 July 2025. During this session, ADHRB delivered four oral interventions highlighting human rights violations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Under[…]
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Since the end of last year and in the first months of 2025, a large number of prisoners have been released in Saudi Arabia. Among them are prisoners of conscience, including high-profile human rights activists. This is certainly a step forward since many of these people have been arrested in a completely arbitrary manner and[…]
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The number of executions for drug crimes in Saudi Arabia is reaching staggering numbers. Since the beginning of 2025, at least 111 individuals have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, and 68 of these were executed for drug-related crimes. As well as causing concern, these recent developments demonstrate how Saudi Arabia continues to renege[…]
