NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing
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For Newcastle fans keeping a critical position on the Saudi ownership of our club. Against state ownership of our football clubs - CHAT FOR PRESS ENQUIRIES ◾️◽️◾️✊
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Saudi cuts spark global ripples
Plunging oil prices are forcing Saudi Arabia’s powerful Public Investment Fund to slash spending, threatening mega-projects, foreign investment and jobs – with global consequences for contractors, eco...
www.worldfinance.com
Financial crisis in Saudi Arabia and cuts to projects & investments does not bode well for #NUFC
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
More reasons why human rights abusing states should NOT be allowed to own football clubs. 👇
When will the Premier League ban the Abu Dhabi and Saudi dictatorships?
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When will the Premier League ban the Abu Dhabi and Saudi dictatorships?
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January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
More reasons why human rights abusing states should NOT be allowed to own football clubs. 👇
When will the Premier League ban the Abu Dhabi and Saudi dictatorships?
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When will the Premier League ban the Abu Dhabi and Saudi dictatorships?
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#NUFC YouTubers & Tiktokers plugging trips to Saudi Arabia to #NUFCFans — a sad but serious issue which shows how far the human rights abusing Saudi dictatorship which owns will go to get young people onboard with their sportswashing project. www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Newcastle-supporting influencers criticised for promoting trips to Saudi Arabia
Several influencers have posted videos encouraging Newcastle supporters to visit Saudi Arabia following last month's Carabao Cup win.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
#NUFC YouTubers & Tiktokers plugging trips to Saudi Arabia to #NUFCFans — a sad but serious issue which shows how far the human rights abusing Saudi dictatorship which owns will go to get young people onboard with their sportswashing project. www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
".... there is no legal protection for LGBT rights—in fact, homosexuality is punished with the death penalty—and the country ranks 1.7 out of 10 in terms of freedom of press and speech, according to the Civil and Political Rights Report of 2023."
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From oil fields to football fields
Saudi Arabia’s game plan: sportswashing and the pursuit of global power and prestige
www.meer.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
".... there is no legal protection for LGBT rights—in fact, homosexuality is punished with the death penalty—and the country ranks 1.7 out of 10 in terms of freedom of press and speech, according to the Civil and Political Rights Report of 2023."
www.meer.com/en/85340-fro...
www.meer.com/en/85340-fro...
"Tom Brady never met a payday he didn’t like, and the latest one could be one of the most lucrative of his life. Brady is teaming up with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority." www.sbnation.com/nfl/1080470/...
Tom Brady is complicit in a new Saudi sportswashing campaign
Tom never met a payday he didn’t like, even if it means selling his morals.
www.sbnation.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"Tom Brady never met a payday he didn’t like, and the latest one could be one of the most lucrative of his life. Brady is teaming up with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority." www.sbnation.com/nfl/1080470/...
There’s a saying in sports journalism: “The answer to all your questions is money.” But in the case of Saudi Arabia’s massive sports investment programs during the reign of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, money is not the whole story. carleton.ca/news/story/s...
Sportswashing: The Geopolitics Behind the Saudi Arabia Sports Strategy
The conventional term for Saudi Arabia’s strategy is sportswashing, the practice of reputation-laundering in the hopes that a cleaner national image will translate into soft power on the world stage.
carleton.ca
January 29, 2026 at 1:50 PM
There’s a saying in sports journalism: “The answer to all your questions is money.” But in the case of Saudi Arabia’s massive sports investment programs during the reign of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, money is not the whole story. carleton.ca/news/story/s...
Early Day Motion on NUFC win sparks Saudi human rights debate northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/spor...
Early Day Motion on NUFC win sparks Saudi human rights debate
MPs back NUFC's Carabao Cup win in Parliament, but face criticism over silence on Saudi human rights amid sportswashing fears
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Early Day Motion on NUFC win sparks Saudi human rights debate northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/spor...
Champions League Polluter Spotlight: PSG vs. Newcastle United ⚽
Both funded and owned by petrostates, let’s have a look at what these clubs would rather you didn’t see 👀
Our game must have no place for oil autocracy propaganda ✊
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Both funded and owned by petrostates, let’s have a look at what these clubs would rather you didn’t see 👀
Our game must have no place for oil autocracy propaganda ✊
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January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Champions League Polluter Spotlight: PSG vs. Newcastle United ⚽
Both funded and owned by petrostates, let’s have a look at what these clubs would rather you didn’t see 👀
Our game must have no place for oil autocracy propaganda ✊
www.instagram.com/p/DUDwj48iMg...
Both funded and owned by petrostates, let’s have a look at what these clubs would rather you didn’t see 👀
Our game must have no place for oil autocracy propaganda ✊
www.instagram.com/p/DUDwj48iMg...
Financial crisis in Saudi Arabia and cuts to projects & investments does not bode well for #NUFC
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
Saudi cuts spark global ripples
Plunging oil prices are forcing Saudi Arabia’s powerful Public Investment Fund to slash spending, threatening mega-projects, foreign investment and jobs – with global consequences for contractors, eco...
www.worldfinance.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Financial crisis in Saudi Arabia and cuts to projects & investments does not bode well for #NUFC
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
@NewcastleCC, MPs & fan groups have kept quiet about human rights abuses & now money is running out.
www.worldfinance.com/wealth-manag....
#NUFC’s human rights abusing owners announce “the failure of a reckless, grandiose project borne by the public.”
$billions wasted on NEOM will surely affect funds available for Newcastle United.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
$billions wasted on NEOM will surely affect funds available for Newcastle United.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia shelves Mukaab 'The Cube' project, world's largest skyscraper
Saudi Arabia has suspended planned construction of a colossal cube-shaped skyscraper at the center of a downtown development in Riyadh while it reassesses the project's financing and feasibility, four...
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#NUFC’s human rights abusing owners announce “the failure of a reckless, grandiose project borne by the public.”
$billions wasted on NEOM will surely affect funds available for Newcastle United.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
$billions wasted on NEOM will surely affect funds available for Newcastle United.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
On-line NUFCFAS MEETING - TUESDAY JANUARY 27th *TONIGHT* at 7pm
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FOSSIL FREE FOOTBALL + NUFCFAS PLANS FOR 2026
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NO SAUDI TOON!
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NO SAUDI TOON!
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 AM
On-line NUFCFAS MEETING - TUESDAY JANUARY 27th *TONIGHT* at 7pm
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FOSSIL FREE FOOTBALL + NUFCFAS PLANS FOR 2026
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LINK 👉 meet.google.com/whf-yact-aqp
NO SAUDI TOON!
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FOSSIL FREE FOOTBALL + NUFCFAS PLANS FOR 2026
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LINK 👉 meet.google.com/whf-yact-aqp
NO SAUDI TOON!
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We recently held our Annual Conference, bringing together experts to discuss strategies for countering rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.
Read some of the highlights here:
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
And watch the video here:
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nf8...
Thanks to all who spoke and attended!
Read some of the highlights here:
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
And watch the video here:
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nf8...
Thanks to all who spoke and attended!
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We recently held our Annual Conference, bringing together experts to discuss strategies for countering rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.
Read some of the highlights here:
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
And watch the video here:
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nf8...
Thanks to all who spoke and attended!
Read some of the highlights here:
➡️ alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
And watch the video here:
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nf8...
Thanks to all who spoke and attended!
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Saudi Arabia is weaponising its anti-cybercrime law to silence free expression. Arresting six people for “provoking public opinion” and threatening them with 5 years in prison and $800k fines. www.ft.com/content/e8e2...
December 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Saudi Arabia is weaponising its anti-cybercrime law to silence free expression. Arresting six people for “provoking public opinion” and threatening them with 5 years in prison and $800k fines. www.ft.com/content/e8e2...
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Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists
Attack signals new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Saudi aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan remains forcibly disappeared, serving 20 years for peaceful satire on @X.
Over 15k have now signed the petition calling for his release. #FreeSadhan
Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Over 15k have now signed the petition calling for his release. #FreeSadhan
Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Saudi Arabia: Release Abdulrahman al-Sadhan
Sign the petition to demand the release of Abdulrahman al-Sadhan.
www.globalcitizen.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Saudi aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan remains forcibly disappeared, serving 20 years for peaceful satire on @X.
Over 15k have now signed the petition calling for his release. #FreeSadhan
Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
Over 15k have now signed the petition calling for his release. #FreeSadhan
Add your name here:
www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...
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Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025. 356 Executions Break Prior Record Second Year in a Row.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025
Saudi authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025, setting a new record in the country for the highest number of executions in one-year since monitoring began.
www.hrw.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025. 356 Executions Break Prior Record Second Year in a Row.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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Please sign (UK residents) and share. Petition to put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and the death penalty. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and death penalty
We urge the UK Government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to end executions for drug-related offences and crimes committed by individuals as children, and to impose a moratorium on the use ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Please sign (UK residents) and share. Petition to put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and the death penalty. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Saudi Arabia's authorities are carrying out executions at horrifying, record levels.
For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and death penalty
We urge the UK Government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to end executions for drug-related offences and crimes committed by individuals as children, and to impose a moratorium on the use ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Saudi Arabia's authorities are carrying out executions at horrifying, record levels.
For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
#KeirStarmer has a bad record when it comes to sucking up to Mohammed bin Salman. He even invited the Saudi dictator to watch a football match with him.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
#KeirStarmer has a bad record when it comes to sucking up to Mohammed bin Salman. He even invited the Saudi dictator to watch a football match with him.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Asian Winter Games 2029: The event, set to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, has been postponed indefinitely. No official reason has been given, though reports cite delays in the construction of a ski resort.
Let me just repeat that: a ski resort… in the desert! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Let me just repeat that: a ski resort… in the desert! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Asian Winter Games 2029: Saudi Arabia hosted event postponed indefinitely
The 2029 Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia are postponed indefinitely.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Asian Winter Games 2029: The event, set to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, has been postponed indefinitely. No official reason has been given, though reports cite delays in the construction of a ski resort.
Let me just repeat that: a ski resort… in the desert! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Let me just repeat that: a ski resort… in the desert! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia' . Saudi Arabia had tried to throw out his lawsuit, arguing it had state immunity, but its argument was rejected by the High Court in 2022. www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'
A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and directing his assault on the streets of London was awarded just over 3 million pounds ($4.1 million) in damages...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia' . Saudi Arabia had tried to throw out his lawsuit, arguing it had state immunity, but its argument was rejected by the High Court in 2022. www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
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The message is clear: don’t ask for change; you’ll get what I decide to give. My view on the hollow tokenism of MBS’s so-called reforms⬇️
November 14, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The message is clear: don’t ask for change; you’ll get what I decide to give. My view on the hollow tokenism of MBS’s so-called reforms⬇️
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‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions. Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman. #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions
Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions. Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman. #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@newcastleunited.com owners show no mercy to non-violent offenders as they break their own gruesome execution record.
‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions. Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman. #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions
Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
@newcastleunited.com owners show no mercy to non-violent offenders as they break their own gruesome execution record.
The Saudi regime which owns #NUFC shows no mercy to non-violent offenders.
“In December 2024, there were 33 Egyptians on the wing, including Shazly, all facing execution for non-violent drug offences. Just over a year on, just six are alive.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“In December 2024, there were 33 Egyptians on the wing, including Shazly, all facing execution for non-violent drug offences. Just over a year on, just six are alive.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions
Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Saudi regime which owns #NUFC shows no mercy to non-violent offenders.
“In December 2024, there were 33 Egyptians on the wing, including Shazly, all facing execution for non-violent drug offences. Just over a year on, just six are alive.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“In December 2024, there were 33 Egyptians on the wing, including Shazly, all facing execution for non-violent drug offences. Just over a year on, just six are alive.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“To watch the crown prince’s promotional video is to be immersed in a distinctively Saudi form of arrogance, blending religious triumphalism and royal grandiosity.”
Sadly, North East politicians & media fell for the same baseless bombast.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Sadly, North East politicians & media fell for the same baseless bombast.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
End of the Line? Saudi Arabia ‘forced to scale back’ plans for desert megacity
Crown prince’s pet project was sold as a 105-mile-long city of the future, but finances may have led to a rethink
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
“To watch the crown prince’s promotional video is to be immersed in a distinctively Saudi form of arrogance, blending religious triumphalism and royal grandiosity.”
Sadly, North East politicians & media fell for the same baseless bombast.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Sadly, North East politicians & media fell for the same baseless bombast.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...