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Democracy On The March

Posted on April 26, 2005 by bob harris

Amnesty International’s most recent annual report on Saudi Arabia:

Gross human rights violations continued…

Hundreds of suspected religious activists, critics of the state and protesters were arrested…

Torture and ill-treatment remained rife. At least 50 people were executed…

Um Sa

Posted in Almost Seven Wonders

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