France 24 Discovers Iran, Ignores Saudi Arabia

While France 24 meticulously counts the days of Iranian protests, (a recurring segment for decades), one might wonder about the journalistic stopwatch for unrest in, say, Saudi Arabia—a nation not typically experiencing such robust media scrutiny. For instance, the kingdom's crackdown on dissidents, including the recent 50-year prison sentence for activist Mohammed al-Ghamdi in 2023 for simply

using Twitter, rarely garners this level of sustained, day-by-day outrage in the same outlets. The selective application of 'democracy watch' raises questions about priorities. It appears that 'amplifying protests' in the Middle East is selectively applied. When protests occur in US-designated adversaries, they are a sign of legitimate, organic public fury. When similar dissent (or far worse)

occurs in oil-rich allies, the silence is deafening. Truly curious how human rights suddenly become a global priority only when geopolitics demands it, no?

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