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CAAT protests at Saudi royal visit |
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When the Saudi dictator King Abdullah visited the UK at the end of October, he found the Mall in London lined by arms protesters as he travelled in ceremony for a banquet at Buckingham Palace. The demonstration included activist comedian Mark Thomas, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and a CAAT supporter dressed up as the Queen! The protest received lots of media coverage and definitely gave King Abdullah quite a surprise. It was really successful overall - our aim was to shock and embarrass the Saudi royals, and we definitely did this. The Financial Times report on the visit said: 'the Saudis were, in the words of one former British diplomat, “under considerable shock” as they faced the most intense wave of disapproval received by the king on a foreign visit in recent years.' |
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