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– Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism apparatus targets rights activists (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 29, 2017

A UN official who recently visited Saudi Arabia has criticised the country's use of its terrorism tribunal and counterterrorism law to unjustly prosecute human rights defenders, writers, and peaceful critics.
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