{"id":14883,"date":"2019-02-12T21:33:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fair.org\/?p=8930809"},"modified":"2019-02-12T21:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:33:15","slug":"mbs-has-ushered-in-an-era-of-unprecedented-crackdowns-and-repression-of-political-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2019\/02\/12\/mbs-has-ushered-in-an-era-of-unprecedented-crackdowns-and-repression-of-political-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MBS Has Ushered in an Era of Unprecedented Crackdowns and Repression of Political Speech\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\"One of the themes of bin Salman\u2019s reign is this absolute top-down, unilateral approach, that any rights or privileges granted to his subjects must be seen as coming directly from him, and a product of his will and his will alone.\"\n