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March 9, 2018

Poll finds only 6% of UK supports arms sales to Saudi Arabia

A poll of over 2000 adults, carried out by Populus for Campaign Against Arms Trade, has found that only six per cent of UK adults believe it is acceptable to sell weapons to the Saudi Arabian regime.
March 9, 2018

Executions double under Saudi Crown Prince

As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the UK, new analysis of executions in Saudi Arabia by the human rights organisation Reprieve shows that the rate of executions in the Kingdom has doubled since his appointment in June 2017,
March 1, 2018

Amnesty urges Theresa May 'show some backbone' over Saudi human rights record

Amnesty International has called on the Prime Minister ro "show some backbone" over Saudi Arabia's human rights record as Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman visits the UK next week.
March 1, 2018

Protest planned against visit of Saudi Crown Prince

A Downing Street protest has been planned for 07 March against the visit of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman.
February 22, 2018

New jail sentence for Bahrain activist is 'shameful', says Amnesty

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been setenced to five years in prison for expressing his opinion on Twitter.
February 7, 2018

Visist of Saudi Crown Prince will 'be met with protests'

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, will visit the UK on 7- 9 March.
January 29, 2018

Long prison terms for Saudi rights activists

Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court convicted two Saudi human rights activists on 25 January 2018, solely for their human rights advocacy, says Human Rights Watch.
January 27, 2018

Campaigners call for PM to withdraw invitation to Saudi Crown Prince

Campaigners are calling upon the Prime Minister to withdraw the invitation she has extended to Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
January 17, 2018

Aid agencies call for Yemen's Hudaydah port to be opened

Aid agencies working in Yemen are calling for the complete and unconditional opening of Hudaydah port to allow for the uninterrupted flow of food and fuel.
January 9, 2018

Embassy vigil for jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi

A vigil will take place today (9 January 2018) outside the London embassy of Saudi Arabia for jailed blogger Raif Badawi.