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Sons of jailed Saudi scholars urge Cambridge to drop plans to train Riyadh staff


Exclusive: Families of men facing death penalty join opposition to proposals to run courses for defence ministry

The families of two scholars facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the University of Cambridge to drop proposals to run staff training courses for Riyadh’s defence ministry.

The Guardian revealed last week that Cambridge’s Judge business school has been authorised to offer “leadership development” and “innovation management” training for the Saudi defence ministry’s staff, despite internal opposition within the university over the kingdom’s record on human rights and academic freedom.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/17/sons-scholars-facing-death-penalty-cambrige-judge-business-school-saudi-defence-ministry

Author : Richard Adams and Wilf Vall

Publish date : 2026-05-17 15:30:00

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