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Saudi Arabia is a perpetrator of transnational authoritarianism.

Saudi Arabia — Democracy Index (2022)
2.08
Full democracyFlawed democracyHybrid regimeAuthoritarian regime
Saudi Arabia — Press Freedom Index (2022)
33.71
GoodSatisfactoryProblematicDifficultVery Serious

Freedom House: country profile for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the criminalization of dissent, appeals to sectarianism and ethnicity, and public spending supported by oil revenues to maintain power. Women and members of religious minority groups face extensive discrimination in law and in practice. Working conditions for the large expatriate labor force are often exploitative.
Saudi Arabia — Freedom House Global freedom index (2023)
8
FreePartly FreeNot Free

Freedom House: internet freedom in Saudi Arabia

Internet freedom remained highly restricted in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities continued with plans to digitize and expand internet connectivity across the country, as well as to increasingly regulate the online sphere. The government uses its absolute power to severely restrict individuals’ online activities as well as the information they have access to. Censorship and high-tech surveillance systems remain prevalent in the country, with the Saudi leadership increasing its reliance on global providers of spyware software to monitor the online footprint of Saudi residents. Activists based in Saudi Arabia and abroad must increasingly contend with networks of trolls and “inauthentic accounts” or bots that spread progovernment propaganda and launch smear campaigns against critics of the government. Saudi authorities continue to jail, detain, and torture those they deem to have crossed a red line in terms of their online activities.
Saudi Arabia — Freedom House Internet freedom index (2022)
24
FreePartly FreeNot Free

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a country in West Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about 2150000 km2 (830000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia.

Human rights in Saudi Arabia

Human rights in Saudi Arabia are a topic of concern and controversy. The Saudi government, which mandates both Muslim and non-Muslim observance of Islamic law under the absolute rule of the House of Saud, has been accused of and denounced by various international organizations and governments for violating human rights within the country.

Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic absolute monarchy in which Sunni Islam is the official state religion based on firm Sharia law.

Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia

Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia is a legal penalty. Death sentences are almost exclusively based on the system of judicial sentencing discretion (tazir), following the classical principle of avoiding Sharia-prescribed (hudud) penalties when possible.

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