Saudi Arabia is at the top of human rights violations and the suppression of freedom of expression.
According to Al-Waqi ‘al-Saudi, a report prepared by the Freedom House or Freedom House research center shows the shameful features of the Al-Saud regime, which suppresses freedoms.
According to the study center, Saudi Arabia is the seventh country in the world in terms of violations of freedoms and democracy. It is ranked for the first time as the worst country for political freedoms and the sixth country for violating civil liberties.
Earlier, the Human Rights Assessment Organization revealed that Saudi Arabia is ranked as one of the most insecure countries in the world in terms of respect for human rights.
The organization, which is run by activists, researchers, and academics, recently conducted its annual evaluation plan and divided the results into safety, health, facilities, and quality of life. According to this assessment, Saudi Arabia is the worst country in terms of human rights after Mexico.
The researchers said the result was based on Saudi Arabia’s horrific record of torture, executions, extrajudicial killings, kidnappings, brutal detentions and the death penalty. In terms of facilities and quality of life in terms of human rights, Saudi Arabia received a grade of 10, which is the lowest among 34 other countries. This is due to the ban on protests in the country, restrictions on freedom of expression, the formation of civic institutions and the inability of citizens to vote.
Legal institutions have investigated the crimes of the Saudi regime, which have reached unprecedented levels of repression, detention, confiscation of detainees’ property, and assassinations.
According to Reporters Without Borders for 2021, Saudi Arabia also ranks lower in the world in terms of press freedom.
The group announced the inclusion of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the list of enemies of press freedom, stressing that the list included Mohammed bin Salman as the perpetrator of crimes against humanity for the murder of Jamal Khashgeji, a critical Saudi journalist. Has accused.
According to Reporters Without Borders, Saudi Arabia still holds at least 32 journalists detained in Saudi Arabia, and journalists detained in Al Saud prisons suffer from mistreatment by Saudi officials. In addition, the Saudi government continues to block any media outlets that are not directly affiliated with it, and imposes restrictions on websites.
The state of the media was assessed in 180 countries, with Saudi Arabia ranking 170th.
Saudi Arabia has received the most attention in terms of suppressing freedom of expression after the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic journalist of Al-Saud. Other methods of suppressing freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia include restricting or revoking passports to control the movement of citizens abroad, hacking cell phones using spyware, and threatening family members of social activists living abroad.
Previously, the results of the research of the Center for Studies and Publications “Al-Bayt Al-Khaliji” showed; Saudi Arabia ranks first among the GCC member states in terms of repression, tyranny and crimes related to the killing of civilians.
According to the study, Saudi Arabia is witnessing brutal trials and detentions of detainees, and the trial of dozens of citizens accused of freedom of expression also has legal implications.
