As Saudi Arabia hosted the G-20 summit over the weekend, families of imprisoned Saudi activists held their own countersummit. With the help of Pen America and a number of other organizations, they raised awareness about the kingdom’s abysmal human rights record. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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