Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without needing the permission of their male guardian, but for many fleeing abuse in the country it won’t matter. Many of the 1,000 Saudis who flee each year are under 21, meaning that despite the change, they still need male permission to leave the […]
Saudi Arabia reportedly disappeared a dissident prince by redirecting his plane to Riyadh and then arresting him
Press-TV Saudi Arabia forcibly disappeared a dissident princes by diverting his private plane to Riyadh so they could arrest him, a report says. Prince Salman bin Turki’s abrupt disappearance in February 2016 was covered in western media, but new details have emerged, given to Vanity Fair by three members of bin Turki’s entourage. Bin Turki’s […]
Nicki Minaj says she pulled out of a Saudi music festival partly because she feared breaking its ultra-conservative laws and being jailed
Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Nicki Minaj on Tuesday pulled out of a schedule performance at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia. After announcing her exit, citing human rights concerns, she said that she worried she could be caught up in Saudi Arabia’s strict laws governing how women dress and behave. "I could make one mistake & […]
Saudi Arabia’s national pollsters claimed that the country has absolutely no gender discrimination, which is obviously untrue
Reuters Saudi Arabia’s national polling agency says there is no gender discrimination in the country. Citing the results of a survey, the National Centre for Public Opinion Polls on Sunday declared "the absence of any form of gender discrimination in Saudi society." This claim is easy to disprove. Saudi law gives men legal authority over […]