Where Are All Saudi Arabia’s Protesters? These 14 Are Awaiting Execution
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"The sentences should immediately be quashed," said Amnesty International's Lynn Maalouf
by: Jake Johnson
"In nearly all the trial judgments analyzed, defendants retracted their 'confessions,' saying they were coerced," Human Rights Watch notes. (Photo: Getty)
Following President Donald's Trump recent visit to Saudi Arabia, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross came under fire for his tone-deaf remarks in which he lauded the lack of public protest he witnessed while in the country.
A report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Tuesday offers a worrying explanation for why public dissent is so hard to find in the oil-rich kingdom.
"Court documents show that all defendants, including the 14 sentenced to death, were held in pretrial ...