The worst, he said, is unpredictability of the weather and shortage of water in recent years.
Burned by the condemnation and initial isolation over Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed has quietly released some of those imprisoned for seeking, for critical tweets, for publicly proposing Saudi policy changes and more. The prince also has liberalized legal and social conditions for women, part of a campaign to attract business and diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy.
But many others remain in prison. Thousands, including Almadi, face exit bans, rights groups say.Those organizations cite another reason that activists are staying quieter than usual during the trip: the United States’ own human rights reputation.Besides deportations, Whitson pointed to
during its 19-month offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which has. The Trump administration says it’s trying to secure a ceasefire.
Americans faulting another country’s abuses now “just doesn’t pass the laugh test,” Whitson said. “The United States does not have the moral standing, the legal standing, the credibility to be chastising another country at this moment in time.”
HALCHITA, Utah (AP) — After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation.A sea bird dives down to look at fish off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A pod of dolphins swim off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)A pod of dolphins swim off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A type of Pacific green sea turtle swims through the water off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)A type of Pacific green sea turtle swims through the water off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)