Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Disappeared and Silenced: The al-Dowaish Case and Saudi Arabia’s Expanding Crackdown

In Saudi Arabia, even asking what happened to your father can be treated as a [...]

Profit Over Protection: The Exploitation of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s rapid development and economic growth have relied heavily on the labor of migrant [...]

Despite Reforms, Women in Saudi Arabia Still Face Abuses and What Happens in “Care Homes” Demonstrates It

In Saudi Arabia, women have to endure a series of restrictions dictated by a limiting [...]

A New Year of Bloodshed: Saudi Arabia Executes 100 People in Four Months

In the first four months of 2025, Saudi Arabia executed 100 individuals-an average of one [...]

Mega Projects, Massive Displacement: Forced Evictions in GCC Countries

Several Gulf countries are driving forward mega-projects as part of efforts to diversify their economies [...]

Imminent Execution: 28 Egyptians at Risk in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Prison

In Tabuk prison, in the north of Saudi Arabia, 28 Egyptian nationals are currently facing [...]

Promises and Progress? Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the UN SDGs, and the Reform Commitments

In 2016, Saudi Arabia unveiled Vision 2030, a plan to diversify its oil-dependent economy, modernize [...]

Real Change or Mere Façade? The Disappearance of Manahel al-Otaibi Reveals the Inconsistencies of Saudi Reforms for Women’s Rights

In the wake of the Vision 2030 project, Saudi Arabia started to present a series [...]

​KSrelief and the Humanitarian Contradictions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has recently intensified its humanitarian [...]

The Rights of Older Persons in Saudi Arabia: Non-Citizens and Detained Dissidents at Risk

The United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons function within the broader international human rights [...]