Note that the tweets in question were mot posted in Saudi Arabia, but in the United States before he went to Saudi Arabia (some up to seven years earlier).policies and corruption. In addition to his 16-year sentence, he was issued a 16-year travel ban preventing him from leaving Saudi Arabia.
<https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/saudi-arabia-american-citizen-imprisoned-tweets>
The State Department confirmed Tuesday that American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi remains imprisoned in Saudi Arabia after he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the Saudi government.
Details: Almadi, a project manager from Florida, was detained last November after traveling to Riyadh to visit family. The tweets he was arrested for were posted on his account over the past seven years and largely rebuked the Saudi government's
On 10/19/22 1:38 PM, eleeper@optonline.net wrote:diplomats-over-manchester-consulate-violence
Note that the tweets in question were mot posted in Saudi Arabia, but
in the United States before he went to Saudi Arabia (some up to seven
years earlier).
<https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/saudi-arabia-american-citizen- imprisoned-tweets>
The State Department confirmed Tuesday that American citizen Saad
Ibrahim Almadi remains imprisoned in Saudi Arabia after he was
sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the
Saudi government.
Details: Almadi, a project manager from Florida, was detained last
November after traveling to Riyadh to visit family. The tweets he was
arrested for were posted on his account over the past seven years and
largely rebuked the Saudi government's policies and corruption. In
addition to his 16-year sentence, he was issued a 16-year travel ban
preventing him from leaving Saudi Arabia.
At least he had to travel to Saudi Arabia to get arrested. China is
exporting its thuggery, beating up protesters in Manchester, UK. So far
the assailants haven't been arrested or expelled. Should be a fun
Worldcon next year.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/uk-may-expel-chinese-
On Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:19:34 -0400, Gary McGath wrote:
On 10/19/22 1:38 PM, eleeper@optonline.net wrote:
Note that the tweets in question were mot posted in Saudi Arabia, but
in the United States before he went to Saudi Arabia (some up to seven
years earlier).
<https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/saudi-arabia-american-citizen- >imprisoned-tweets>
The State Department confirmed Tuesday that American citizen Saad
Ibrahim Almadi remains imprisoned in Saudi Arabia after he was
sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the
Saudi government.
Details: Almadi, a project manager from Florida, was detained last
November after traveling to Riyadh to visit family. The tweets he was
arrested for were posted on his account over the past seven years and
largely rebuked the Saudi government's policies and corruption. In
addition to his 16-year sentence, he was issued a 16-year travel ban
preventing him from leaving Saudi Arabia.
At least he had to travel to Saudi Arabia to get arrested. China is
exporting its thuggery, beating up protesters in Manchester, UK. So far
the assailants haven't been arrested or expelled. Should be a fun
Worldcon next year.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/uk-may-expel-chinese- >diplomats-over-manchester-consulate-violence
You have to understand,China is just being discriminated against because
it is full of Asian people. It is really not an authoritarian hellhole >propped up by shady accounting and strong armed tactics. It is a light
for the world with it's environmental policies and social credit scores.
So saying anything bad about it is putting yourself on the wrong side of >history.
I do find it funny the number of people I remember saying they were never >going to another Con in Georgia but are happily getting ready to go to
China.
Tim Merrigan <tppm@ca.rr.com> wrote:
Magewolf <Magewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote:
I do find it funny the number of people I remember saying they were
never going to another Con in Georgia but are happily getting ready
to go to China.
I have no intention of ever going to a Worldcon in Georgia, but I
didn't know there was a Tablisi bid.
I'm reminded that there are January 6th photos of confused Capitol >insurrectionists carrying flags of the nation of Georgia. See >https://twitter.com/sher_khashimov/status/1346942758091689986
Magewolf <Magewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote:
I do find it funny the number of people I remember saying they were
never going to another Con in Georgia but are happily getting ready
to go to China.
I have no intention of ever going to a Worldcon in Georgia, but I
didn't know there was a Tablisi bid.
Tim Merrigan <tppm@ca.rr.com> wrote:
Magewolf <Magewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote:
I do find it funny the number of people I remember saying they
were never going to another Con in Georgia but are happily
getting ready to go to China.
I have no intention of ever going to a Worldcon in Georgia, but
I didn't know there was a Tablisi bid.
I'm reminded that there are January 6th photos of confused
Capitol insurrectionists carrying flags of the nation of
Georgia. See
https://twitter.com/sher_khashimov/status/1346942758091689986
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