{"id":2695,"date":"2022-03-15T17:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/2695\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T17:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T17:52:10","slug":"why-is-turning-to-saudi-arabia-for-oil-so-controversial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/2695\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is turning to Saudi Arabia for oil so controversial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended a trip to Saudi Arabia, saying &#8220;the broadest coalition&#8221; is needed to end dependence on Russian oil and gas.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >But maintaining close ties with the Gulf kingdom is controversial among critics of its human rights record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The US, UK and EU have announced that they will buy less Russian oil and gas due to their invasion of Ukraine.  However, prices have skyrocketed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Saudi Arabia is the largest producer in the OPEC oil cartel and has the extra capacity to help lower prices by increasing supplies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >It means that Western countries need your goodwill and friendly relationship with your ruling family.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<div >\n<ul >\n<li>Prime Minister Defends Saudi Trip Despite Human Rights Record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that carries out the most executions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >In March he executed 81 men in a single day, more than in all of last year.  They were convicted of &#8220;multiple heinous crimes&#8221; including terrorism, kidnapping and rape, state news agency SPA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Rights organizations say many do not receive fair trials in Saudi Arabia, a charge the government denies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Saudi Arabia&#8217;s international standing was severely damaged by the 2018 assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi journalist who was a prominent critic of the government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >UN-appointed human rights expert Agnes Callamard said Saudi agents had &#8220;used state means to execute Mr Khashoggi&#8221; at his Istanbul consulate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Saudi Arabia&#8217;s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and other top officials were framed.  Although the crown prince denied any involvement, his reputation was severely tarnished. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >After the kingdom&#8217;s Public Investment Fund was allowed to buy an 80% stake in Newcastle United, Khashoggi&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e Hatice Cengiz called the takeover &#8220;heartbreaking&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p ><b >OVERVIEW: <\/b>The other companies owned by the Newcastle buyers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >In 2018, Saudi authorities arrested 13 women&#8217;s rights activists who had led a campaign to lift the ban on women driving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >At least four of the women were allegedly tortured and sexually harassed by interrogators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >In 2020, an anti-terrorism court found the most prominent activist, Loujain al-Hathloul, guilty of crimes against the state. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >After the original sentence was upheld on appeal, Amnesty International&#8217;s Lynn Maalouf said: &#8220;By failing to overturn Loujain al-Hathloul&#8217;s conviction, the Saudi Arabian authorities have clearly shown that they consider peaceful activism a crime.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Women&#8217;s rights activists have not been the only people detained as part of a crackdown on criticism in Saudi Arabia, where political parties, trade unions and independent human rights groups are banned. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Dozens of human rights defenders, intellectuals, academics, clerics and reformists have also been arrested since 2017, simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression, according to international human rights organizations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Many have faced what Amnesty International has called grossly unfair trials on vague charges of terrorism and cybercrime, receiving harsh sentences, including the death penalty. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Days before the Newcastle United takeover, a court upheld a 20-year prison sentence handed down to Saudi-American aid worker Abdul Rahman al-Sadhan for writing satirical tweets criticizing the authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >His sister, Areej, said he was &#8220;brutally tortured&#8221; before his conviction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Saudi Arabia has been harshly criticized for a military campaign in neighboring Yemen that has caused a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 after Yemeni rebels seized control of much of the west of the country and forced the president to flee abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >According to reports, more than 100,000 people have been killed in the fighting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >It is also estimated that tens of thousands have died from indirect causes, such as lack of food, health services and infrastructure.  A partial coalition blockade has hampered efforts to help the 20 million people in need of humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >UN experts say both sides in the conflict may have committed war crimes, though the coalition has insisted it abides by the rules of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Although Saudi Arabia has no laws on sexual orientation or gender identity, sexual relations outside of marriage, including homosexual sex, are strictly prohibited. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Under the country&#8217;s interpretation of Islamic law, the death penalty is a possible punishment for same-sex sexual conduct. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >It is also illegal for men to &#8220;behave like women&#8221; or wear women&#8217;s clothing and vice versa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >A law against cybercrime criminalizes online activity that goes against public order and religious morality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >In July 2020, a court sentenced a Yemeni blogger to 10 months in prison and then deportation for posting a video calling for equal rights, including for gay people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<div >\n<ul >\n<li>LGBTQ+ fans hope Saudi deal is a sign of change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-58930311?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended a trip to Saudi Arabia, saying &#8220;the broadest coalition&#8221; is needed to end dependence on Russian oil and gas. 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