Πηγή: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Oct 22 2011
Independent filmmakers Feras Baqna, Hussam al-Drewesh and Khaled al-Rasheed produced the item which saw interviews with Saudi families struggling to earn enough to feed themselves or pay for repairs to their homes.
In one case a family of 20 was living together in a small apartment.
It has been reported by the Riyadh-based Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association that after posting the film on Youtube the three men were arrested. In April new media regulations were passed in the country enabling the government to close or fine publications that hurt the kingdom’s stability or insult Islam. The regulations banned media from publishing anything that violates Islamic law, incites division and threatens internal security.
Saudi Arabia is the least democratic country in the Middle East and according to the Democracy Index for 2010 it ranks 160th out of 167 countries worldwide.
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