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Bieber Rejects Calls to Cancel Saudi Arabia Gig

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Justin Bieber sang his hits to a crowd in Saudi Arabia Sunday night, delighting the kingdom’s Beliebers but dismaying human rights groups. The Canadian, whose Jeddah concert…
(Newser) – Justin Bieber sang his hits to a crowd in Saudi Arabia Sunday night, delighting the kingdom’s Beliebers but dismaying human rights groups. The Canadian, whose Jeddah concert was part of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix events, had been urged to stay away because of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other human rights abuses under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The AP notes that the concert would have been an « unthinkable scene » in the conservative kingdom just a few years ago, but critics say the crown prince is using such events to draw attention to efforts to modernize Saudi Arabia—and distract attention from abuses like Khashoggi’s murder.

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