UPDATE: Saudi Arabia is now approaching football superstars like @Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel #Messi to be the faces of tourism campaigns is all part of the government’s calculated #sportswashing strategy.
A Twitter thread update on Saudi Arabia's reputation laundering strategy.
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These abuses include mass arrests and detention of human rights activists, lack of accountability for Khashoggi’s murder, its role in Yemen’s armed conflict, and others.https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/11/04/high-cost-change/repression-under-saudi-crown-prince-tarnishes-reforms …
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Saudi Arabia’s use of sports events & athletes to deflect attention from its human rights record requires us to look past the glamor. When
#whitewashing or#sportswashing is the primary purpose of an event, celebrities should consider not participating.https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/10/saudi-arabia-uses-celebrities-whitewash-abuses …Näytä tämä ketju -
According to recent news, Lionel Messi is still considering the gig. He still has the chance to stand up for human rights.
#Messi can still send his#SaudiRegrets & refuse to participate in Saudi’s image laundering campaign, joining other celebrities like@NICKIMINAJ &@JohnCenaNäytä tämä ketju -
While Saudi Arabia tries to entice Hollywood to join in on their reputation laundering, dozens of Saudi’s prominent women’s rights activists like Loujain al-Hathloul have effectively been silenced since a brutal crackdown in 2018, thrown in prison where they risk torture.pic.twitter.com/xvZjGND1dQ
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Learn more about Saudi Arabia's whitewashing strategy and ongoing reputation laundering in Hollywood, the music industry, sports, fashion and more.
#SaudiRegrets: https://www.hrw.org/SaudiRegrets pic.twitter.com/irJ0hBdQj7
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