Saudi Arabia chosen to head human rights panel whilst sentencing citizen to crucifixion

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Crikey, we must have really rocked the boat now. I see
Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz said he would take a 'leave of absence" and lo, he has gone. Oh dear, just what is to be done?
Fears over UK-Saudi relations prompt Cameron to launch diplomatic offensive

I feel thoroughly asahamed that relations appear to have hit this new low and don't know how I will be able to console myself.

 

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Just think, one or two more unfavourable observations might have actually prompted him to leave. Then we could have said 'don't let the door hit your arse on the way out'. An opportunity missed. Oh well, hopefully there will be others.

 

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It's Ok, we have our dear leader running after him or that nice Phil chap already out there waitng for him

 

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Yes, but they will frantically be pouring oil on troubled waters, otherwise known as grovelling.

 

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the thing is saudi have to sell their oil anyway without it they can't afford coke and hookers.
they are scared of iran and all those uppity shia's in iraq as well so its not like they can cut the west off.
the saudis couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag most of their military is maintained by foreigners.

 

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Palestinian poet sentenced to death by Saudi court

Amnesty international : Save the palestinian poet and artist Ashraf Fayadh

 

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While on the subject of those nice people in saudi Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism, local media say

 

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Would it be too much to hope that it blows up in their faces in the not too distant future?

I know there's been one or two articles recently predicting the downfall of the house of Saud but things do actually look a bit flakey in places.

 

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While on the subject of those nice people in saudi Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism, local media say

Thanks for the heads up.

 

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Maybe not the correct thread but I just watched this, very brave saudi-born singer giving an interview on why she is renouncing her citizenship.

 

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Saudi is the modern day Mikado; I've got a little list...Oh, heres another one to go on it
Sri Lanka has asked Saudi Arabia to pardon a maid sentenced to death

 

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Thing is if the saudi regime falls what ever replaces it is likely to be worse .
Its not like the house of saud has let anyone remotely classed as liberal or sane live if they didnt run

 

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Hey, at least they didn't get to g to the Turin Book festival. That'll teach em.
Ali Mohammed al-Nimr: Saudi rage as International Book Fair strips country of lead role over planned beheading

 

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Blowback

#SueMeSaudi: Twitter users taunt Saudi Arabia | Middle East | DW.COM | 30.11.2015

The hashtag #SueMeSaudi is soaring after a source at the Saudi Arabian justice ministry reportedly said he would sue a Twitter user who compared Saudi Arabia to the terror group 'Islamic State.'

The justice ministry official was quoted by the government-aligned Al Riyadh newspaper as saying "The justice ministry will sue the person who described ... the sentencing of a man to death for apostasy as being 'ISIS-like,'" Reuters reports.

The official did not define who the Twitter user was or what the potential punishment would be, but he did succeed in accidentally creating two hashtags: #SaudiArabiaIsISIS and #SueMeSaudi.

 

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Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh reportedly has 30 days to appeal his death sentence..
Free Ashraf, facing execution in Saudi Arabia

 

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Saudi Arabia, free human rights lawyer Waleed

 

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"The death sentences are retribution against Shia protesters, some of whom were peaceful and some of whom may not have been," says Mr Coogle.

That could prove interesting when you consider whats happening elsewhere.
Saudi Arabia carrying out 'unprecedented wave' of executions - BBC News

 

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"The death sentences are retribution against Shia protesters, some of whom were peaceful and some of whom may not have been," says Mr Coogle.

That could prove interesting when you consider whats happening elsewhere.
Saudi Arabia carrying out 'unprecedented wave' of executions - BBC News

Could prove bad for the Shias more than anything I reckon. I don't think Iran is likely to step in to support them, or it hasn't so far. So any protest, any mark of dissent or any shift in Yemen or between Saudi and Iran in general makes them a greater and easier target.

Wouldn't take much to move from these 'legal' executions to a more casual and pervasive reaction I suspect.

e2a: Highest Shi'a population is around 50% in some oil rich areas too. If Iran did start supporting or protests did wratchet up there's be some horrific reprisals no doubt.

 

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It's all about ££££ and power, but not for us. Only for the 'right' people.

The Government signed a secret security pact with Saudi Arabia and they don't want you to know about it

 

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Instead of spending billions and billions in military muscle to safeguard our oil supplies imagine if we did something really crazy and spent all that money on developing renewable energy resources so we wouldn't have to kowtow to vile barbaric nations like Saudi Arabia?

Yes I know. Crazy idea.

 

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How much would you put on someone's head? a million?
Filipino murder convict executed in Saudi Arabia
I am guessing there are many more executions/crusifixions due any time

Different part of the world I know and I have nothing against a good whipping, but as a punishment!
Indonesia: Hundreds cheer as unmarried pair are flogged for being 'too close'

 

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47 executed so far this year
FORTY SEVEN MURDERED.
Happy New year.

Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi'ite cleric

 

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Instead of spending billions and billions in military muscle to safeguard our oil supplies imagine if we did something really crazy and spent all that money on developing renewable energy resources so we wouldn't have to kowtow to vile barbaric nations like Saudi Arabia?

Just invade Saudi. Nick the fucking oil, kick out the Al Sauds and redistribute their wealth.

 

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Their wealth is not as much as it was with the fall in the price of oil

Saudi Arabia Cuts Subsidies As Budget Deficit Soars | OilPrice.com

Saudi Arabia’s economic time bomb

 

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47 executed so far this year
FORTY SEVEN MURDERED.
Happy New year.

Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi'ite cleric

Odd that the reports I've read don't mention the execution method, which would be beheading. 47 heads chopped off makes ISIS look tame.

 

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Their wealth is not as much as it was with the fall in the price of oil

Saudi Arabia Cuts Subsidies As Budget Deficit Soars | OilPrice.com

Saudi Arabia’s economic time bomb

I bet the royal family are shitting themselves with their personal fortune of around 1.5 Trillion dollars.

 

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FORTY SEVEN MURDERED.

Don't do this. Judicial execution is not murder and hysterically screaming that it is, detracts from other justifiable criticism.

 

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I bet the royal family are shitting themselves with their personal fortune of around 1.5 Trillion dollars.

Well yes, quite but it's much the same by degrees wherever you look. The rich always look after themselves. Still it could all blow up in their faces. There is speculation on Twitter that the Shiite cleric amongst those executed was to send a message to anyone thinking of stepping out of line and nothing good will come of it