Reporters Without Borders said they had to meet with Saudi officials to explain just how bad the kingdom's reputation has become.
Reporters Without Borders activists say they have been forced to explain to Saudi Arabian officials why the authoritarian kingdom has slipped down the organization's annual press freedom index rankings, less than a year after the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Those who attended the meetings were struck by the confusion among Saudi figures, who were bemoaning the country's three-place fall toThe RSF kept the meetings under wraps because it was hoping the Saudi government would release the jailed journalists during Ramadan, which ended at the start of June. No such clemency was forthcoming.
that the series of meetings stretched across three days. They noted that the Saudis were clearly upset with their low ranking and especially how close they were to North Korea, which sits at the bottom of the list. Deloire noted that though such meetings were unusual, they represented"little movements that create bigger movements."
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