A number of names and faces flash through my mind. Lujan Al-Hafruil, a young women's rights activist who was jailed in 2014 for trying to drive her car in Saudi Arabia. The blogger, race Badawi, had his 35th birthday last month behind bars. He hasn't seen his kids for seven years. His wife says his health is deteriorated in prison and he won't survive another round of flogging.
In this week's episode of the Sunday debate we go back to 2019. In the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul we brought together leading experts to debate how the West should respond to the abrasive crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
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