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News Saudi Arabia » Social: Saudi Arabia court sentences brother of government critic to 20 years prison over social media activity: Human Rights Watch

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/saudi-arabia-court-sentences-brother-of-government-critic-to-20-years-prison-over-social-media-activity-human-rights-watch/
Published on: Tuesday 09 July 2024

Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that a Saudi Arabia court sentenced 47-year-old Saudi teacher Asaad al-Ghamdi to 20 years in prison over charges relating to his social media activity. Asaad ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Social media influencers go dark on TikTok after promoting futuristic Saudi megacity

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/social-media-influencers-dark-tiktok-223503920.html
Published on: Thursday 26 September 2024

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least five influencers who had been posting videos from Neom sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Saudi Arabia: Tourists and pilgrims jailed for social media posts – including British father of four

News channel or source: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/saudi-arabia-tourists-and-pilgrims-from-around-the-world-jailed-for-social-media-posts-including-british-father-of-four/
Published on: Tuesday 30 June 2026

Visitors to Saudi Arabia, including those travelling for tourism and religious pilgrimages such as Hajj and Umrah, risk being detained, subjected to grossly unfair trials, and sentenced to lengthy ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Saudi Arabia slammed for death penalty for social media posts

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/saudi-arabia-slammed-for-death-penalty-for-social-media-posts/102427
Published on: Monday 28 August 2023

A global rights group has called on Saudi Arabia to quash a court verdict on a man who was sentenced to death for his activity on X, formally Twitter, and YouTube, terming it an escalation of the ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Saudi Arabia refers social media user to prosecutors over remarks targeting a brotherly state

News channel or source: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-refers-social-media-user-to-prosecutors-over-remarks-targeting-a-brotherly-state-1.500572284
Published on: Friday 12 June 2026

Minister says insults directed at leaders cross a red line and violate the law The General Authority of Media Regulation said the content was deemed to be in violation of regulations governing digital ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: At UN session, Saudi Arabia reaffirms social development as pillar of Vision 2030

News channel or source: https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/658735/saudi-arabia/at-un-session-saudi-arabia-reaffirms-social-development-as-pillar-of-vision-2030
Published on: Saturday 07 February 2026

NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel affirmed the Kingdom's unwavering commitment to social development as a fundamental pillar ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Florida retiree detained in Saudi Arabia over social media posts about crown prince returns home

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-retiree-saudi-arabia-social-media-posts-white-house/
Published on: Thursday 20 November 2025

A Florida retiree who had been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived back in the United States two days after President Donald ...

News Saudi Arabia » Social: Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences man to death for criticizing government on social media

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-death-sentence-for-criticizing-government-social-media/
Published on: Monday 28 August 2023

Dubai — Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a government critic who denounced alleged corruption and human rights abuses on social media, his brother and others familiar with the case told AFP on ...