“The law states that any act that ‘undermines’ the state or - TopicsExpress



          

“The law states that any act that ‘undermines’ the state or society, including calls for regime change in Saudi Arabia, can be tried as an act of terrorism. It also grants security services broad powers to raid homes and track phone calls and Internet activity. Human rights activists were alarmed by the law and said it is clearly aimed at keeping the kingdoms ruling Al Saud family firmly in control amid the demands for democratic reform that have grown louder since the Arab Spring protests that shook the region in 2011 and toppled longtime autocrats.” macon/2014/02/02/2912692/new-saudi-anti-terrorism-law-worries.html
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:01:53 +0000

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