Over 50k have now signed the petition calling for the release of Manahel al-Otaibi. #FreeManahel She's a fitness instructor sentenced by #Saudi authorities to five years in prison for her activism. ✒️ Add your name here: www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...

I’ll be speaking at this upcoming event on Supremacist Formations and Sexual Violence. I will be discussing the ideological foundations of Zionism, with a focus on gender inequality and sexual violence. It’s a free event, but you do need to register ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supremacis...

I'm speaking at this event on 26th Feb on the weaponisation of sexual violence (on Isis and Rojava) alongside speakers talking of Boko Haram, Zionism and the far right in the UK. Free event but you need to book. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supremacis...?

🚨 New research exposes the scale of underreported abuse-related suicides. Dr Hannana Siddiqui of SBS spoke to BBC Woman's Hour on the urgent need for action to prevent abuse-related suicides & hold perpetrators accountable. 📻 Listen to the interview (19:11-31:44) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 1/4

Keir Starmer has a unique talent – to alienate absolutely everyone. ‘two lords appointed to senior roles despite associations with sex offenders.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Life requires cash’: Gaza’s jobs crisis leaves people struggling to afford basics. Fresh fruit and other items now available but at high prices in territory where unemployment is estimated at 80%. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays. Disgusting! www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

#WorldCup2034 and #abuse of foreign workers will be a key theme for campaigners on #SaudiArabia

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule | Palestine Action | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

How Saudi Arabia recycles its women and pulls the wool over the eyes of princes and politicians... morningstaronline.co.uk/article/used...

BBC Radio on Saudi Arabia’s mega project failure and the imaginary top-of-the-line stadium for the World Cup. ( min 20: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... )

Used, silenced, branded: how Saudi Arabia recycles its women. ‘Visibility doesn’t guarantee freedom. In Saudi Arabia, being seen is celebrated — until you step across the regime’s invisible red lines’ morningstaronline.co.uk/article/used...

Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on. ‘Arshad’s death was the first known fatality of a migrant worker linked to the 2034 World Cup.’ #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

As Prince William speaks with carefully selected Saudi women about reforms, a reminder that women in the country still face systemic discrimination, and are targeted for arrest and prosecution. Read @maryamaldossari.bsky.social article on the reality. alqst.org/en/post/saud...

Prince William asked to raise case of detained Manchester man during visit to Saudi Arabia. news.sky.com/story/prince...

We have been saying this since McKinsey drafted the vision; now, after state budgets were wasted on unrealistic projects, the regime is ‘revising.’ www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-a...

“William to meet female footballers during Saudi Arabia tour.” - meaning direct participation in sportwashing and regime gender-washing to obscure systemic human rights abuses. www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

Why Prince William’s trip to Saudi Arabia is a diplomatic maze The images we'll see this week of William with MBS will be hard to stomach for many! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What links Jeffrey Epstein and Keir Starmer’s government? A thick seam of contempt. We’re often told the PM is a ‘decent’ man. But in appointing Peter Mandelson he chose political convenience over doing right by trafficked women and girls. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

On Monday, with @alqst.bsky.social at the parliamentary briefing on “Things Still Happen: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.”

Pleased to see the jury make this decision. We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries. People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm moderating this online Seminar tomorrow evening 5th Feb: The Women’s Revolution in Rojava Under Attack – Current Situation and Perspectives Rojava is under attack once again. Please attend and show your solidarity with the cause.

Epstein said UAE ruler ‘set up’ Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing. Epstein floated branding slain journalist a 'terrorist' and proposed calling the killing a 'failed covert operation”. www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein...

La meg sitere @maryamaldossari.bsky.social: “det urovekkende er ikke at det saudiarabiske regimet selger illusjonen om fremgang, men hvor ivrig vestem er etter å kjøpe den”. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/saud...

Ghanem al-Masarir "It was something that I couldn't comprehend.They can see your location. They can turn on the camera.They can turn on the microphone, listen to you.They got your data, all pictures,everything. You feel you've been violated." #SaudiArabia www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israeli strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals which received the bodies said.The casualties included two women and six children from two families. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Saudi Arabia has suspended the planned construction of a colossal cube-shaped skyscraper, citing a “reassessment” of the project’s financing and feasibility. Language the regime uses to mask the failure of a reckless, grandiose project borne by the public. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

We’re launching a new "Analysis” series, which draws on our expertise and unique Saudi perspectives to explore and contextualise the human rights issues we monitor. Our first piece examines a recent trend: the wave of prisoner releases in Saudi Arabia. alqst.org/en/post/anal...

In December, Saudi authorities executed Egyptian national Essam al-Shazly for non-lethal drug-related offences, after a grossly unfair trial. Read his heartbreaking story here, one of many foreign nationals to suffer this fate: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

With the Financial Times' latest report on the scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity, look back at our briefing paper on the wide range of concerns regarding the project. alqst.org/en/post/neom...

📣 Our new briefing highlights how #SaudiArabia's authorities are arbitrarily barring increasing numbers of Saudi citizens from leaving the country through the use of unlawful travel bans. This punitive practice has a devastating human impact. alqst.org/en/post/alqs...

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying. “The KSA had a clear interest in and motivation to shut down the claimant’s public criticism of the Saudi government.” #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

I spoke to the BBC about Neom - the latest Saudi announcement that they won't be hosting the Asian Winter Games in 2029 after all, as well as what's happening with all the ambitious sci-fi projects that were planned for the region: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

England's High Court orders Saudi Arabia to pay £3m to dissident over Pegasus hack. “This ruling is a true victory, not only for Ghanem, who endured years of patience and suffering, but for all of us and for the cause of human rights.” ⁦‪ www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-high...

Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia' . Saudi Arabia had tried to throw out his lawsuit, arguing it had state immunity, but its argument was rejected by the High Court in 2022. www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...

‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions. Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman. #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Yesterday, Saudi newspaper Aljazira pulled down an article by Saudi academic and politician Ahmed Al Tuwaijri, in which he criticises the UAE, describing it as a Zionist Trojan horse in the region. It was removed after Israeli reporter Barak Ravid complained about its anti-Israel/antisemitic tone.

Asian Winter Games 2029: The event, set to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, has been postponed indefinitely. No official reason has been given, though reports cite delays in the construction of a ski resort. Let me just repeat that: a ski resort… in the desert! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

🚨 After careful consideration, Southall Black Sisters is leaving X. This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls. Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...

Stop the War on Kurds. Defend Rojava. Emergency Demonstration in London Sunday, 25 January, 2026, 1 pm BBC Headquarters. Marching to Downing Street.

Prince William to make first official visit to #SaudiArabia after request from PM buff.ly/qfTRzFq One wonders if #humanrights will still be on the agenda...

“The Kurdish women’s struggle for a different future is also our struggle. Let us recognise our commonality & stand up for the Kurdish people” Our statement on the Rojava Women’s revolution, the threat it faces, & what we’re calling on the UK govt to do 👇🏾 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/rojava-...

The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. ‘For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism’ by @natashawalter.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sami al-Saei said he heard the Israeli prison guards who raped him laughing through the assault, before they left him lying blindfolded, handcuffed and in agony on the floor to take a cigarette break. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

A remarkable new low for Kuwait: the revocation of citizenship from its serving ambassador to London marks a rare and alarming departure that has reverberated through diplomatic circles. www.newarab.com/news/kuwait-...

Iran is planning to permanently break from the global internet, only allowing individuals vetted by the regime to connect online. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Saudi Arabia's authorities are carrying out executions at horrifying, record levels. For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Please sign (UK residents) and share. Petition to put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and the death penalty. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...