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| Saudi Arrests 3 over YouTube Appeals |
| 2014-03-31 |
[An Nahar] Saudi authorities have tossed in the slammerDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! three citizens who posted YouTube videos urging the oil-rich kingdom to improve their living standards and criticizing "corruption," activists said on Sunday. The arrests were made on Saturday, the day U.S. President Barack Obama If you like your coverage you can keep it... flew home from Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... under fire for not having done more to raise human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... concerns during talks with King Abdullah, activists said. In one video seen by Agence La Belle France Presse, a young man identifying himself as Abdulaziz Mohammed al-Dosari addressed King Abdullah saying he has to survive on a low income, and does not own a house or a car. "We are fed up, and you still blame those who carry out bombings," the man says, urging the king to give Saudis money to improve their lives. "Give us our money... we do not want to beg... You and your children are playing with this money," he said about Saudi's oil wealth in the 30-second video during which he held up his identification card. In another video, a man identifying himself as Abdullah bin Othman charged that "corruption is widespread" in Saudi Arabia while "people are hungry and oppressed." Othman urged other Saudis to go online and post their comments "so that our voices could reach the king." In a third video, a man calling himself Saud al-Harbi said many of his compatriots are in need of "housing" and a "decent life." "Please listen to us. We want housing, we want a decent life," he said, apparently addressing Saudi authorities. And he added: "Do not force people to take to the streets." |
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