Abdullah Alaoudh عبدالله العودة
@aalodah.bsky.social
عبدالله العودة
Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at MEDC and Secretary General for the National Assembly Party
رئيس مكافحة الاستبداد في "مركز ديمقراطية الشرق الأوسط" والأمين العام لحزب التجمع الوطني
Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at MEDC and Secretary General for the National Assembly Party
رئيس مكافحة الاستبداد في "مركز ديمقراطية الشرق الأوسط" والأمين العام لحزب التجمع الوطني
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“The change in Saudi Arabia seems to be from killing journalists behind closed doors to executing them in plain sight.”
— Abdullah Alaoudh (@aalodah.bsky.social), Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at @mideastdc.org
— Abdullah Alaoudh (@aalodah.bsky.social), Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at @mideastdc.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“The change in Saudi Arabia seems to be from killing journalists behind closed doors to executing them in plain sight.”
— Abdullah Alaoudh (@aalodah.bsky.social), Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at @mideastdc.org
— Abdullah Alaoudh (@aalodah.bsky.social), Senior Director for Countering Authoritarianism at @mideastdc.org
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“It's a tragic irony that while Saudi Arabia carries out a record number of executions — including prominent journalist Turki al-Jasser, just a few months ago — MBS comes to Washington for his first visit since his regime’s ruthless murder of Jamal Khashoggi.”
— @aalodah.bsky.social, @mideastdc.org
— @aalodah.bsky.social, @mideastdc.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“It's a tragic irony that while Saudi Arabia carries out a record number of executions — including prominent journalist Turki al-Jasser, just a few months ago — MBS comes to Washington for his first visit since his regime’s ruthless murder of Jamal Khashoggi.”
— @aalodah.bsky.social, @mideastdc.org
— @aalodah.bsky.social, @mideastdc.org
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Today, 1 PM ET: Don't miss this DAWN and @mideastdc.org online event: Rightsizing the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relationship: What to Make of Mohammed bin Salman's Washington Visit
With @aalodah.bsky.social, Hala Aldosari, and @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @aalodah.bsky.social, Hala Aldosari, and @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today, 1 PM ET: Don't miss this DAWN and @mideastdc.org online event: Rightsizing the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relationship: What to Make of Mohammed bin Salman's Washington Visit
With @aalodah.bsky.social, Hala Aldosari, and @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @aalodah.bsky.social, Hala Aldosari, and @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Abdullah Alaoudh عبدالله العودة
Join DAWN and @mideastdc.org Monday, Nov. 17, 1 PM ET: Rightsizing the US-Saudi Arabia Relationship: What to Make of Mohammed bin Salman's Washington Visit
With MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social, DAWN fellow Hala Aldosari, and DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social, DAWN fellow Hala Aldosari, and DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join DAWN and @mideastdc.org Monday, Nov. 17, 1 PM ET: Rightsizing the US-Saudi Arabia Relationship: What to Make of Mohammed bin Salman's Washington Visit
With MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social, DAWN fellow Hala Aldosari, and DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social, DAWN fellow Hala Aldosari, and DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stand-up comedians like Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Carr and Bill Burr face criticism for taking part in Saudi Arabia's comedy festival. Saudi dissident @aalodah.bsky.social told @theworld.org he wishes they'd stand up for Saudis silenced by a regime that can't "take a joke." theworld.org/segments/202...
A Saudi dissident weighs in on comedy festival controversy - The World from PRX
This week is supposed to be all laughs in Saudi Arabia’s capital, where the Riyadh Comedy Festival is entering its second week. It’s billing itself as “the world’s biggest comedy festival” — and big n...
theworld.org
October 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Stand-up comedians like Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Carr and Bill Burr face criticism for taking part in Saudi Arabia's comedy festival. Saudi dissident @aalodah.bsky.social told @theworld.org he wishes they'd stand up for Saudis silenced by a regime that can't "take a joke." theworld.org/segments/202...
Reposted by Abdullah Alaoudh عبدالله العودة
🚨 Saudi Arabia executed a prominent journalist who exposed corruption. The world should act before other dissidents are next.
Read our commentary on the shocking execution of Turki Al-Jasser by @aalodah.bsky.social, @sethbinder.bsky.social, Sheridan Cole & Haydn Welch: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Read our commentary on the shocking execution of Turki Al-Jasser by @aalodah.bsky.social, @sethbinder.bsky.social, Sheridan Cole & Haydn Welch: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Saudi Arabia Executed a Prominent Journalist who Exposed Corruption. The World Should Act Before Other Dissidents are Next. - MEDC
mideastdc.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🚨 Saudi Arabia executed a prominent journalist who exposed corruption. The world should act before other dissidents are next.
Read our commentary on the shocking execution of Turki Al-Jasser by @aalodah.bsky.social, @sethbinder.bsky.social, Sheridan Cole & Haydn Welch: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Read our commentary on the shocking execution of Turki Al-Jasser by @aalodah.bsky.social, @sethbinder.bsky.social, Sheridan Cole & Haydn Welch: mideastdc.org/publication/...
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#SaudiArabia executed Turki al-Jasser last week, the 1st high-profile killing of a journalist since #JamalKhashoggi.
Al-Jasser had 2 Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” @aalodah.bsky.social said: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Al-Jasser had 2 Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” @aalodah.bsky.social said: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’
The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#SaudiArabia executed Turki al-Jasser last week, the 1st high-profile killing of a journalist since #JamalKhashoggi.
Al-Jasser had 2 Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” @aalodah.bsky.social said: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Al-Jasser had 2 Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” @aalodah.bsky.social said: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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📢 Join us on Monday, June 16 at 10AM ET for a timely conversation on #SaudiArabia’s growing regional influence, US-Saudi relations, & the sidelining of human rights.
Register here: mideastdc.org/events/from-...
Register here: mideastdc.org/events/from-...
June 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📢 Join us on Monday, June 16 at 10AM ET for a timely conversation on #SaudiArabia’s growing regional influence, US-Saudi relations, & the sidelining of human rights.
Register here: mideastdc.org/events/from-...
Register here: mideastdc.org/events/from-...
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🚨 BREAKING: Mohammed al-Rabiah is FREE! 🕊️
Al-Rabiah spent over 7 years in prison in #SaudiArabia solely for advocating for women’s rights. We are relieved that he can finally reunite with his loved ones.
#Saudi authorities should free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
Al-Rabiah spent over 7 years in prison in #SaudiArabia solely for advocating for women’s rights. We are relieved that he can finally reunite with his loved ones.
#Saudi authorities should free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
May 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Mohammed al-Rabiah is FREE! 🕊️
Al-Rabiah spent over 7 years in prison in #SaudiArabia solely for advocating for women’s rights. We are relieved that he can finally reunite with his loved ones.
#Saudi authorities should free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
Al-Rabiah spent over 7 years in prison in #SaudiArabia solely for advocating for women’s rights. We are relieved that he can finally reunite with his loved ones.
#Saudi authorities should free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
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After four years in prison in #SaudiArabia, Dr. Lina al-Sharif is FREE!🕊️
It's time for #Saudi authorities to free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
It's time for #Saudi authorities to free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
May 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After four years in prison in #SaudiArabia, Dr. Lina al-Sharif is FREE!🕊️
It's time for #Saudi authorities to free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
It's time for #Saudi authorities to free all others unjustly detained. #FreeThemNOW
Reposted by Abdullah Alaoudh عبدالله العودة
The credulous headline here gives Trump way too much credit. Listen to @aalodah.bsky.social instead. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/w...
Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The credulous headline here gives Trump way too much credit. Listen to @aalodah.bsky.social instead. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/w...
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MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com that the Trump administration’s embrace of #SaudiArabia was an example of wealth & power winning out over human rights.
“When you have such power and money, people will deal with you,” he said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
“When you have such power and money, people will deal with you,” he said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Saudi Arabia emerges as key hub for Trump’s foreign policy ambitions
Saudi Arabia’s mediation of high-stakes negotiations promises to revive a relationship the president and crown prince cultivated during Trump’s first term.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com that the Trump administration’s embrace of #SaudiArabia was an example of wealth & power winning out over human rights.
“When you have such power and money, people will deal with you,” he said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
“When you have such power and money, people will deal with you,” he said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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More than 30 dissidents, many jailed for social media posts, have been released since December in #SaudiArabia.
MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social welcomed the releases & hoped #Riyadh would end "arbitrary detention & the arrest of prisoners of conscience once & for all."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social welcomed the releases & hoped #Riyadh would end "arbitrary detention & the arrest of prisoners of conscience once & for all."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Saudi Arabia frees prisoners in apparent easing of crackdown
Last year, Saudi teacher Asaad al-Ghamdi was given 20 years in prison for criticising the government online -- one of a wave of heavy sentences that drew international condemnation.
www.france24.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
More than 30 dissidents, many jailed for social media posts, have been released since December in #SaudiArabia.
MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social welcomed the releases & hoped #Riyadh would end "arbitrary detention & the arrest of prisoners of conscience once & for all."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
MEDC's @aalodah.bsky.social welcomed the releases & hoped #Riyadh would end "arbitrary detention & the arrest of prisoners of conscience once & for all."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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BREAKING via CNN:
“The Trump administration is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority, in the coming days.
The move is designed to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge.”
“The Trump administration is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority, in the coming days.
The move is designed to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge.”
March 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
BREAKING via CNN:
“The Trump administration is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority, in the coming days.
The move is designed to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge.”
“The Trump administration is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority, in the coming days.
The move is designed to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge.”
Reposted by Abdullah Alaoudh عبدالله العودة
🚨 TODAY at 10:00AM ET: Join MEDC &
@arabcenter-en.bsky.social for a critical discussion on the impact of US funding cuts across the MENA.
Speakers: @yara-asi.bsky.social, Nidal Betare, Amy Hawthorne, @alaasayeg.bsky.social, &
@arwashobaki.bsky.social.
RSVP here: mideastdc.org/events/upend...
@arabcenter-en.bsky.social for a critical discussion on the impact of US funding cuts across the MENA.
Speakers: @yara-asi.bsky.social, Nidal Betare, Amy Hawthorne, @alaasayeg.bsky.social, &
@arwashobaki.bsky.social.
RSVP here: mideastdc.org/events/upend...
Upending Soft Power: The Human Cost of U.S. Funding Cuts in the MENA Region - MEDC
Billions of dollars in aid to the Middle East and North Africa have been put on hold as a result of the Trump administration’s abrupt freeze of all U.S. foreign assistance pending a 90-day review. Whi...
mideastdc.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🚨 TODAY at 10:00AM ET: Join MEDC &
@arabcenter-en.bsky.social for a critical discussion on the impact of US funding cuts across the MENA.
Speakers: @yara-asi.bsky.social, Nidal Betare, Amy Hawthorne, @alaasayeg.bsky.social, &
@arwashobaki.bsky.social.
RSVP here: mideastdc.org/events/upend...
@arabcenter-en.bsky.social for a critical discussion on the impact of US funding cuts across the MENA.
Speakers: @yara-asi.bsky.social, Nidal Betare, Amy Hawthorne, @alaasayeg.bsky.social, &
@arwashobaki.bsky.social.
RSVP here: mideastdc.org/events/upend...
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🚨 New MEDC Fact Sheet by @aalodah.bsky.social reveals how MBS captured Saudi courts by transferring prosecutorial powers to the Royal Court & installing loyalists.
MBS blames judges for lack of progress on rights abuses, but he's the one holding all power.
The facts: mideastdc.org/publication/...
MBS blames judges for lack of progress on rights abuses, but he's the one holding all power.
The facts: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Fact Sheet – Captured Courts: Mohammed bin Salman's Judicial Takeover in Saudi Arabia - MEDC
mideastdc.org
February 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🚨 New MEDC Fact Sheet by @aalodah.bsky.social reveals how MBS captured Saudi courts by transferring prosecutorial powers to the Royal Court & installing loyalists.
MBS blames judges for lack of progress on rights abuses, but he's the one holding all power.
The facts: mideastdc.org/publication/...
MBS blames judges for lack of progress on rights abuses, but he's the one holding all power.
The facts: mideastdc.org/publication/...
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🚨 Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to #SaudiArabia, & should allow his resettlement to a third country.
Read our joint statement with @hrw.org & 18 other organizations: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Read our joint statement with @hrw.org & 18 other organizations: mideastdc.org/publication/...
March 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚨 Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to #SaudiArabia, & should allow his resettlement to a third country.
Read our joint statement with @hrw.org & 18 other organizations: mideastdc.org/publication/...
Read our joint statement with @hrw.org & 18 other organizations: mideastdc.org/publication/...
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Last night State Department sent Freedom House notification of termination of a multi-year, multimillion dollar grant for work on transnational repression that I spent most of the last year developing and setting up.
March 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Last night State Department sent Freedom House notification of termination of a multi-year, multimillion dollar grant for work on transnational repression that I spent most of the last year developing and setting up.
Must-read today!:
The Wannabe Putin in Saudi Arabia — the NYT by Nick Kristof
“So where else are we making the same mistake, empowering a dictator instead of confronting him? My candidate for tomorrow’s Putin is MBS”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/putin-mbs-saudi-arabia-biden.html
The Wannabe Putin in Saudi Arabia — the NYT by Nick Kristof
“So where else are we making the same mistake, empowering a dictator instead of confronting him? My candidate for tomorrow’s Putin is MBS”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/putin-mbs-saudi-arabia-biden.html
Opinion | The Wannabe Putin in Saudi Arabia
Why would Biden “reset” relations with a crown prince who seeks a nuclear program?
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Must-read today!:
The Wannabe Putin in Saudi Arabia — the NYT by Nick Kristof
“So where else are we making the same mistake, empowering a dictator instead of confronting him? My candidate for tomorrow’s Putin is MBS”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/putin-mbs-saudi-arabia-biden.html
The Wannabe Putin in Saudi Arabia — the NYT by Nick Kristof
“So where else are we making the same mistake, empowering a dictator instead of confronting him? My candidate for tomorrow’s Putin is MBS”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/putin-mbs-saudi-arabia-biden.html
ياجماعة استمتعوا بالجو شوي هنا قبل يجي الذباب 😂
كل عام وأنتم بخير وصحة وسلامة
من العايدين الفايزين
كل عام وأنتم بخير وصحة وسلامة
من العايدين الفايزين
June 28, 2023 at 12:30 AM
ياجماعة استمتعوا بالجو شوي هنا قبل يجي الذباب 😂
كل عام وأنتم بخير وصحة وسلامة
من العايدين الفايزين
كل عام وأنتم بخير وصحة وسلامة
من العايدين الفايزين
For a few days I was at the UN with civil society representatives to discuss the abuse of counterterrorism by authoritarian regimes to stifle peaceful activism and opposition
I spoke with officials about Saudi Arabia and its abusive system and laws
I spoke with officials about Saudi Arabia and its abusive system and laws
لعدة أيام كنتُ في لقاءات في الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك حول كيف تستخدم حكومات الاستبداد "مكافحة الإرهاب" للقمع والاضطهاد وكبت المجتمع المدني والأصوات الحرة.. الحكومة السعودية نموذجاً.
June 23, 2023 at 11:30 AM
For a few days I was at the UN with civil society representatives to discuss the abuse of counterterrorism by authoritarian regimes to stifle peaceful activism and opposition
I spoke with officials about Saudi Arabia and its abusive system and laws
I spoke with officials about Saudi Arabia and its abusive system and laws
لعدة أيام كنتُ في لقاءات في الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك حول كيف تستخدم حكومات الاستبداد "مكافحة الإرهاب" للقمع والاضطهاد وكبت المجتمع المدني والأصوات الحرة.. الحكومة السعودية نموذجاً.
June 23, 2023 at 11:27 AM
لعدة أيام كنتُ في لقاءات في الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك حول كيف تستخدم حكومات الاستبداد "مكافحة الإرهاب" للقمع والاضطهاد وكبت المجتمع المدني والأصوات الحرة.. الحكومة السعودية نموذجاً.
Hello Blue Sky folks
This is my first post and I am still figuring this out
This is my first post and I am still figuring this out
June 20, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Hello Blue Sky folks
This is my first post and I am still figuring this out
This is my first post and I am still figuring this out