Blogging Blues in Saudi Arabia
April 28th, 2008 by Amanda
The Washington Post reports that Fouad al-Farhan, popular activist blogger of Saudi Arabia, was released after a four month arrest without charges. Despite warnings “Farhan had used his blog to criticize corruption and call for political reform in Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy.”
The article states that “Saudia Arabia restricts press and speech freedoms and does not allow political parties, civil rights groups or public gatherings.” Farhan and his group were accused of supporting terrorism, while his lawyer asserts “they were arrested for their political activism and their intention to form a civil rights group.”
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