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Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at a Brussels summit, cementing his international rehabilitation six years after the brutal murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader was one of six Gulf representatives taking part in the first summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which also includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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