U.S. citizens among women's rights activists arrested in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia has arrested 8 people, including 2 dual US-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western condemnation, an associate and a rights group say.

The U.S. nationals are journalist Salah al-Haidar, whose mother Aziza al-Yousef is among those on trial, and Bader al-Ibrahim, a doctor and author of a book about Shiite Muslim politics, the associate and London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said.Those newly detained, seven men and one woman, are not frontline activists but have expressed support of women's rights and other reforms.

Five other people close to the women have also been placed under a travel ban since February, they added. The Saudi government communications office and the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Time to sever any monetary dealings with Saudi Arabia - no arms deals, bolster North American oil production. Limit food imports to them. Let them eat sand. Foreign nations agree to give sanctuary in embassies for journalists/dissidents critical of Saudi regime. Anyone else ideas

Get the Americans out! That country no frigen good!

Please tell me again why we are allies of Saudi Arabia, a country that tortures dissenters, jails Americans with impunity and has as its leader a man who kills and dismembers a member of the press, yet, has its collective ass kissed by realDonaldTrump What am I missing? 🤔

every country has to do what they think is best for their country !

every country has to do what they think is best for their country !

Will Trump intercede on the behalf of Americans? Why would he start now?

Those countries all banned gays and w9men are third class people.

DT is calling MBS right now to demand their release

World: That's horrible!!! United States: 'Hard pass....'

What will America do about it? A test by Saudi Arabia.

Trump's besties.

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