Saudi Arabia oil dictatorship is wealthy but extremely fundamentalist and brutal to dissenters: Saudi activists sign brave petition for writer’s release

Saudi activists urge release of writer who ‘insulted’ Islam

AFP

Saudi intellectuals on Wednesday urged the kingdom’s crown prince to order the release of a liberal writer accused of insulting Islam via his Twitter account. A petition, signed by around 500 people and addressed to Salman bin Abdul Aziz, called for Turki al-Hamad’s “immediate and unconditional release