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'A Saudi court sentenced three members of the Howeitat, a tribe forcibly
ejected to make way for the $500 bn Neom megacity, to death earlier this month
for resisting displacement, a UK-based rights group has reported.
Shadli, Atallah, and Ibrahim al-Howeiti were arrested in 2020 for opposing the
eviction of their tribe for the project and were handed down death sentences on
2 October by Saudi Arabia's Specialised Criminal Court, according to UK-based
rights group Alqst.
"We condemn the sentences and call for their release," Alqst said in a tweet.
Shadli al-Huweiti is the brother of Abdul Rahim al-Howeiti, a 43-year-old Tabuk
resident who was shot dead by Saudi special forces in April 2020 after
protesting the government's eviction orders, including in videos he regularly
posted to YouTube.
The men's death sentences are only the latest in a series of extreme rulings
recently handed down by Saudi courts to those who have expressed dissent.
It also comes as Howeitat tribespeople have reported an escalation in the
campaign by authorities to drive them from their land for the flagship project
- and now the site of the 2029 Asian Winter Games, announced this week.'
Via Wayne Radinsky.
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*** Xanni ***
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