1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Saudi Arabia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zdWnau79Bs"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-saudi-arabia/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Saudi Arabia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-saudi-arabia/embed/#?secret=zdWnau79Bs" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Saudi Arabia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="zdWnau79Bs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Saudi Arabia is one of the most closed societies in the world. The ruling al-Saud family tolerates no political dissent of any kind, especially in the press. Newspapers are deferential toward the ruling family and government policies. Although papers now report more openly on topics such as crime and unemployment, there is no open criticism…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260