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"This whitewashing comes amid significant increase in repression... including a crackdown on free speech, which many of these comedians defend but people in Saudi Arabia are completely denied.” - @joeyshea.bsky.social
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuseswww.theguardian.com