Nassima al-Sada and Nouf Abdulaziz, two commentators who cover women's issues, have both been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2018, according to CPJ research. What is it like for women journalists in the Gulf? Social media users and propagandists from the Gulf and Saudi Arabia have infiltrated online spaces to silence critics. As a journalist, I've been very active online for over a decade now, mainly covering the Middle East and the Gulf region. Somebody claiming to be from Saudi Arabia sent me an email that I posted on Twitter and read "Die with anger and expect strong retaliation soon."

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2021 08:37 UTC