Google urged to halt cloud-computing project in Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns

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The argument centers on human rights. The feud between Saudi Arabia and Canada continues to escalate. First, the kingdom announced that it had expelled Canada's ambassador to the kingdom and frozen all new trade and investment transactions. Now,.....»»

Canada has refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for Ottawa's call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists. Emily Wither reports......»»

Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday, while it was trying to .....»»

Saudi Arabia Crucifies Man In Mecca While Decrying Canada"s Human Rights.....»»

Trudeau stands firm against Saudi Arabia in human rights rift.....»»

Drew Angerer/Getty Image Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to back down against Saudi Arabia in an ongoin.....»»

Saudi Arabia has detained several women's rights activists in recent months, including award-winning campaigner Samar Badawi, which sparked a massive feud with Canada. Canada tweeted on Frid.....»»

Thomson Reuters Justin Trudeau's government may have made a tactical error in trying to address human rights in Saudi Arabia.  By tweeting for everyone to see, rather than conducting traditional closed-d.....»»

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Reuters Saudi Arabia's spokesman for the Gulf Arab coalition fighting against Houthi rebels in Yemen had to defend the bombing of a school bus full of children. Saudi Arabia called .....»»

Getty Images/Business Insider A dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia that sta.....»»

Spain says it will go ahead with a shipment of precision bombs to Saudi Arabia after consultations with Riyadh, reversing a previous decision and angering rights groups who claim the weapons could harm civilians in Yemen......»»

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called on Canada to apologize for demanding the release of imprisoned human rights activists, saying a bitter dispute between the two countries was “very easy to fix.”.....»»

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has decided not to compete for the Pentagon’s cloud-computing contract valued at as much as $10 billion, saying the project may conflict with its corporate values......»»

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it was no longer vying for a $10 billion cloud computing contract with the U.S. Defense Department, in part because the company's new ethical guidelines do not align with the project, without elaborating......»»

GizmodoGoogle Drops Bid for Massive Military Cloud Computing Contract Amid Employee PressureGizmodoGoogle has dropped out of the competition for a Pentagon cloud computing project that could be worth as much as $10 billion and last up to a.....»»

Some startup founders are asking their investors whether they have financial connections to a foreign government with a poor human rights record. Others say that from now on, they will demand to know the source of investment money......»»

Routine reviews offer criticisms, suggest reforms. Three times a year the United Nations reviews fourteen countries’ human rights records on a rotating basis and issues recommendations. Saudi Arabia and China‘s .....»»

Saudi Arabia's human rights record has come under intense scrutiny in recent months.  Earlier this year, the country detained dozens of prominent women's rights activists — most without access to communication and many who were nev.....»»