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US Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. is in the Saudi capital Riyadh – where he praised judicial reforms in the kingdom.
On Riyadh Bureau, Ahmed Al Omran writes:
The day before Holder’s press conference a Saudi court in Riyadh sentenced two prominent human rights activists to long jail terms and travel bans. Based on local media reports, there was no mention of the trial in the press conference.
For more on the activists’ trial, check out our Special coverage.
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