Saudi tribe members opposing NEOM megacity given death sentence

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Saudi Arabia is planning to execute three local tribe members who opposed its futuristic NEOM megacity project, UN experts warn

Three members of a Saudi Arabian tribe who oppose the futuristic"smart city" project NEOM have been sentenced to death,The men are from the Howeitat tribe, which traditionally lives on lands earmarked for the hyper-futuristic megacity planned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, according to UN Special Rapporteurs — experts who advise its human rights council.

They also asked the Saudi justice ministry to investigate allegations of torture in the process of interrogating the men.

 

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