Saudi Arabia: Authorities hosting Internet Governance Forum while imprisoning online critics exposes deep hypocrisy

By Amnesty International

Saudi Arabia’ s authorities must immediately release all those arbitrarily detained solely for expressing their views online ahead of the upcoming Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh, said 40 NGOs and human rights organizations including Amnesty International in a joint statement published today. One of the key themes of the annual forum on digital public […] The post Saudi Arabia: Authorities hosting Internet Governance Forum while imprisoning online critics exposes deep hypocrisy appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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