Many observers warn law signifies move to institutionalize Saudi dictatorship refusing any reform

Saudi Arabia: Terrorism Law Targets Peaceful Speech

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By: Human Rights Watch

BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah should reject a new counterterrorism law that criminalizes virtually any speech critical of the government or society. The Council of Ministers passed the Penal Law for Crimes. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles