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Saudi Sisters Face Persecution for Challenging Gender Norms

Saudi Sisters Face Persecution for Challenging Gender Norms

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The al-Otaibi sisters refuse to remain silent about the injustices in their home country of Saudi Arabia. For that, they have been severely punished

Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

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Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

Tue 15 Apr 2025 05:35 CEST

Table tennis legend Jörgen Persson's new job in Saudi Arabia cannot solely be seen as "sportswashing". It is a side effect of the authoritarian regime's attempt to maintain its geopolitical power, according to researcher Anna Vidén

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Fri 21 Feb 2025 06:15 CET

Saudi Arabia is washing its image with diplomacy. This week's top meeting on the Ukraine war highlights the dictatorship's striving to become a political power player to be reckoned with

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian

Sat 6 Jul 2024 12:54 CEST

Iran's newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian is congratulated by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Syria's dictator al-Assad and Shia militia Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah.