Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Reform in Saudi Arabia

"Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Monday accused prominent activist Waleed Abu Alkhair of “disrespecting” the judiciary and contacting foreign organisations, his wife told AFP by telephone.
Alkhair was summoned by the prosecutor in the Red Sea city of Jeddah who accused him of “disrespecting the judiciary system… contacting foreign organisations and signing a petition demanding the release of detainees,” some of whom are being held over terror links, Samar Badawi said."  In response to this development, Human Rights Watch issued a toughly-worded statement against the...Syrian regime.