The American newspaper, New York Times, strongly attacked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, describing him as responsible for the most heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by the Saudi authorities since bin Salman assumed the covenant mandate in 2017, accusing bin Salman of being the person with the most heinous human violation against a journalist, as he ordered the murder and dismemberment of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The newspaper also said that the Saudi crown prince represents an authoritarian leader who is not shy about violating international standards and basic decency to get rid of reporters, journalists, figures of society and human rights, political and even charitable work.
The focus is on the recent report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists on violations against journalists in various countries of the world, in which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked fifth in the world in human rights violations.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is among the organisations that monitor freedom of the press, in covering the violations, arrests, or killings of journalists, due to strict verification protocols, since authoritarian countries, including the Saudi regime, cannot abide by the freedom of the press, due to their fear that they will be exposed to public opinion, which oppresses regimes cannot tolerate, giving an example of MBS, who is responsible for one of the most heinous murders a journalist in the world.
New York Times also indicated that the killing and dismemberment of journalist Khashoggi was dissuading for many critics, while the Saudi authorities continue to discover more sophisticated ways to prevent the work of reporters and independent organisations, by internet outage Internet and increasing surveillance, as well as setting and enacting laws restricting freedom of the press.
