The chairman and CEO of the Human Rights Foundation are calling for Justin Bieber to cancel a scheduled performance in Saudi Arabia “as a symbol of solidarity with the ongoing suffering of the Saudi people.”
, and HRF says that it also sent letters to these performers as well as Egyptian singer Mohamed Hamaki about performing in the event.
In the letter, the HRF leaders criticize the current regime’s treatment of dissidents and members of the LGBTQ+ community, its track record on individual rights, its restriction of the media, and
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