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Saudi Arabia aims to improve human rights record amid twin coronavirus, oil crisesIn the past week alone, the kingdom announced two changes to the law: banning flogging as a punishment and doing away with the death penalty for crimes committed by minors.WorldMay 2, 2020
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Jailed Saudi women activists stand trial, diplomats barred from entering courtMore than a dozen diplomats from the United States and Europe were barred from entering the court.WorldMar 13, 2019
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Trudeau questioned about weapons contract with Saudi Arabia during town hallTrudeau's response was the same one he's given on the issue in the past: the federal government is grappling with the details of a complex, CDN$15 billion contract signed by Harper's ConservativesCanadaJan 11, 2019
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Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights WatchCanada helped persuade the Thai government to let a young Saudi woman seek asylum rather than deport her to Saudi Arabia against her wishes, according to Human Rights Watch.CanadaJan 8, 2019
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Saudi woman seeking asylum leaves airport, granted temporary admission in ThailandAn 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family has left her airport hotel room for temporary admission into Thailand.WorldJan 7, 2019
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Saudi woman, 18, detained at Thai airport, fears she will be killed if deported homeRahaf Al-Qunun said she fears her family will kill her if she is forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia.WorldJan 6, 2019
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Trudeau says he had ‘frank’ exchange with Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi, Yemen and human rightsTrudeau declined to say how Prince Salman reacted to any of his comments, saying only that the conversations were "frank" in nature.CanadaDec 1, 2018
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Saudi women activists are being tortured and sexually harassed in prison: reportsSeveral imprisoned Saudi human rights activists, including women, have been subjected to sexual assault and torture, Amnesty International said.WorldNov 20, 2018
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Ex-envoy to Riyadh says Canada’s mistakes sparked diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia"It was a situation that didn't need to occur ... to sort of yell from the sidelines I don't think is effective," Dennis Horak said in a phone interview.CanadaOct 10, 2018
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Saudi Arabia arrests Egyptian man filmed eating breakfast with female Saudi co-workerSaudi Arabia is pushing a host of economic and social reforms, but some conservative traditions have not been as quick to change in the deeply religious Muslim kingdom.WorldSep 10, 2018
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