Saudi Arabia is hosting this year’s G20 summit, despite its vast campaign to gloss over its serious human rights violations and unjust imprisonment of writers, activists, and other dissidents. PEN America—along with partners from across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East—is organizing a live counter-summit that will highlight the Saudi regime’s egregious human rights record, push back against the Kingdom’s attempts to obfuscate its rights violations, and honor the voices of those the regime has attempted to silence.
You can watch PEN America’s full-length counter-summit in English and in Arabic.
What to Know About Saudi Arabia
20 Facts about Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
As part of our efforts to hold the Saudi regime accountable for its actions, here are 20 facts about human rights in Saudi Arabia.
20 Saudi Voices the Regime Has Attempted to Silence
Saudi Arabia has continuously glossed over its attempts to silence and imprison dissidents who have spoken out. Here are 20 Saudi voices that the regime has attempted to silence.
Join Us for Our G20 Counter-Summit
This event will shine a light on the Saudi regime’s egregious human rights record, push back against the Kingdom’s attempts to obfuscate its rights violations, and honor and uplift the voices of those the regime has attempted to silence. The event will have live Arabic translation.
Five Actions You Can Take to Promote Saudi Accountability and Support Free Expression
1. Speak out on behalf of human rights in Saudi Arabia
Tweet your support of our campaign.
2. Call for action
Contact your elected representatives and ask them to fight for human rights in Saudi and call for the release of imprisoned writers, journalists, and activists. Demand justice for Jamal Khashoggi.
3. Know the truth about human rights in Saudi Arabia
Don’t fall for the narrative of Saudi “reform” (see our list of 20 facts about human rights in Saudi Arabia).
4. Celebrate Saudi voices
Share the stories of Saudi writers and activists (see our list of 20 Saudi voices that have been silenced).
5. Sign PEN America’s petition
Call for all charges to be dropped against Loujain Al-Hathloul, Eman Al-Nafjan, and Nouf Abdulaziz by signing our petition.
Social Media Toolkit
Thank you for your interest in helping us spread the word about PEN America’s G20 Counter-Summit. With partners from across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, PEN America’s counter-summit will highlight the Saudi regime’s egregious human rights record, push back against the Kingdom’s attempts to obfuscate its rights violations, and honor the voices of those the regime has attempted to silence.
Below are links, visual assets, and sample copy for you to use in original posts across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. In all posts, please tag @PENAmerica and use the hashtag #PENCounterSummit along with the hashtags being used by the G20: #G20, #G20SaudiArabia, #G20RiyadhSummit.
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