When censorship becomes a crime: Free expression in systems of gender persecution and apartheid
Freedom of expression violations – including through surveillance, exclusion from public life, restrictions on access to areas of public, social,…
Geographical Coverage: Saudi Arabia
NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release
We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the recent decision by a Saudi court to reduce the jail sentence of Saudi prisoner…
Saudi Arabia: NGOs renew call for lifting of the illegal travel ban on women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul
The undersigned organisations call on Saudi Arabia’s authorities to immediately lift the illegal travel ban imposed on woman human rights…
Compromising the Knowledge Economy: Authoritarian Challenges to Independent Intellectual Inquiry
This report explores the compromising effects of sharp power on the civil society institutions that democratic societies depend on for…
Sharp Power Research Portal
The Sharp Power Research Portal catalogues research and reporting on authoritarian sharp power in five sectors: media and information; commerce;…
Loujain Al-Hathloul’s Story of Transnational Repression
“She was staying at some hotel, which was basically a torture facility.” Lina Al-Hathloul describes how the Saudi regime reached…
With Friends Like These
This article analyses how Gulf states have engaged in cyber-espionage, hacking, and even if they are U.S. security partners.