Saudi activists launch campaign to boycott Mohammed bin Salman

RIYADH, Jul. 10 (YPA) – Saudi activists announced on Saturday launching an unprecedented campaign on social media calling for a boycott of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince and de facto ruler in the kingdom.

The campaign to be launched this evening, under the hashtag #Boycott_MBS, comes as an expression of the widespread popular anger in the Kingdom over the crown prince’s crimes and violations of human rights in light of his repressive approach rule.

Mohammed bin Salman, who is known for his repressive and reckless rule, monopolizes 34 positions, consolidating the severity of his authoritarianism and his dictatorial approach.

Observers describe the years of rule of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son, Mohammed, from 2015 until now, as the most difficult for the kingdom since its founding.

The Kingdom’s status has declined over the past years, due to its military war against its neighbor, Yemen, and the killing of opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In addition to the campaign of repressive arrests against princes, sheikhs and academicians, the failure of economic and development projects, the high rate of unemployment, poverty and the public indebtedness of the Saudi budget.

YPA