Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists face court as crackdown intensifies

Headline Title: Saudi Arabia: Human rights activists face court as crackdown intensifies 28 November 2013 Two prominent activists in Saudi Arabia have been questioned today on as yet unspecified charges as the continuing crackdown on independent human rights work in the country intensifies, said Amnesty International.The hearing came a day after a special security court raised an additional charge against a prominent human rights activist in a trial that has been ongoing for 20 months.“The crackdown on freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia is widening with at least a dozen human rights…

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