Introduction
Since 2019, Saudi Arabia has promoted a narrative of national reforms under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, claiming progress in women’s rights. Reforms have included lifting the ban on women driving, allowing women to obtain passports and travel withou...
With the recent death of political prisoner Ali Abdullah Fath Ali al-Khaja on the 19th of November, 2025, the issues surrounding the prison system of the Unite...
Across the Gulf, governments are racing to reinvent themselves as hyper-efficient “smart cities”, supported by a growing reliance on digital services, automation, and AI-driven public administration. More recently, the Emirati government
Between December 8 and 10, 2025, the United Arab Emirates hosted the BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi. According to the event’s official website, the BRIDGE Summit adopts a pioneering hybrid format that combines both conference and exhibition elemen...
The European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) announced at...
