Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has over the past years transformed into one of the “most dangerous” rulers across the world after gaining clout through pressing ahead with his highly repressive policies, dismissing his political rivals and butchering his detractors inside and outside the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Saudi opposition and human rights activists express outrage over decades-long prison sentences handed down to two Saudi women over social media activism.

Videos circulating on social media that show security forces brutally assaulting and beating a group of girls at an orphanage in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir province have sent ripples of anger and outrage across the world

A Saudi court has sentenced a social media activist to 18 years in prison as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against democracy advocates widens in the kingdom.

A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent cleric and former imam of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca Sheikh Saleh Al Talib to 10 years in prison.

A UN special rapporteur says she is concerned about the fate of imprisoned Saudi Shia cleric and human rights activist Sheikh Mohammed Hassan al-Habib.

The UN Human Rights Council sharply criticizes Saudi Arabia for sentencing women's rights activist Salma al-Shehab to 34 years in prison for retweeting activists and sharing posts critical of the Riyadh regime.