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We'd like to take this opportunity explain who NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing (NUFCFAS) are & what we stand for.
We are #NUFCFans & we set up the campaign when the @premierleague unfortunately allowed the Saudi dictatorship to take over #NUFCFans
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We: 1. Support human rights 2. Show solidarity with Saudi activists & victims of the 80% #NUFC owners 3. Oppose sportswashing 4. Want to reclaim the game for the fans & so we are against state ownership of clubs.
Read 'ABOUT US' 👉 nufcfansagainstsportswashing.org.uk/about-us
FANZINE: 'Hailstones in the Desert' - We have produced two editions & it is available for download here 👉 nufcfansagainstsportswashing.org.uk/fanzine
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It is written by and for football fans. Edition Nº2 includes an article by a Saudi football fan
We are campaigning against the 'normalisation' of one of the bloodiest dictatorships on the planet owning our club.
We appeal to #NUFCFans players, past and present & fanzines to speak out against the gross human rights abuses carried out by the 80% owners of #NUFC
We'd like to appeal to fans of all clubs to join us in a campaign to oblige the @premierleague to change the football owners' and directors' test to include a respecting human rights clause & another prohibiting ownership of clubs by states.
👉 nufcfansagainstsportswashing.org.uk/states-have-no…
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"The joy on Al-Rumayyan’s face was evident. This was a new kingdom, one outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he serves as right-hand man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, one of the world’s most powerful and controversial rulers."
“He is the technocrat given the responsibility of putting Bin Salman’s vision into practice,” says one Saudi-based expert, speaking anonymously for his own security. “But remember, if he doesn’t deliver, Bin Salman is not going to blame himself.”
The recent @Reprieve report on the death penalty in Saudi Arabia lays out in stark detail many reasons why #EddieHowe#NUFC players #NUFCFans should be speaking out on the issue before the #CarabaoCupFinal
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The rate of executions in Saudi Arabia has almost doubled since King Salman and his son Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) came to power in 2015, a new report reveals. They have presided over more than 1,000 executions.
Reprieve and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) studied execution data from 2010 onwards, verifying official announcements with open-source investigation and casework, plus interviews with lawyers, activists and family members where possible.