In Saudi Arabia, 70% of the population is under 30 years of age. These young people are seizing a new space of freedom. They are seeing new areas of entertainment opening up, such as the MDLBeast Soundstorm music festival. This event also contributes to forging another image of this country led by Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.
But this cultural agenda is not enough to make us forget the repressive nature of the Saudi regime, regularly singled out for the lack of respect for human rights. According to a recently published report, executions in Saudi Arabia have almost doubled, with more than 1,000 death sentences carried out since King Salman came to power in 2015.
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