Saudi Arabia has detained at least eight intellectuals and former bloggers in a fresh wave of arrests targeting people with links to reformers, rights group says.
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The person familiar with the arrests said it was not immediately clear why the individuals were detained or if they’d been charged. Some were journalists or former writers who stopped publishing years ago. Others are small business owners or entrepreneurs. The crown prince has faced widespread allegations that he was involved in the high-level operation, which involved people who reported directly to him. The kingdom maintains that the heir to the throne had no knowledge of the operation and is trying 11 suspects in secret.
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