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Demolitions in Jeddah

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said the demolition plan violated human rights and was discriminatory as it excluded foreign nationals, who make up 47 percent of the city's population. It further stated that eviction notices were given to residents in a variety of time frames, from one day in one neighborhood to between one and six
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are demolition works carried out by the Saudi government that began in October 2021 and is still ongoing. The government claims that its primary goal is to improve the city and get rid of old and illegally constructed homes in order to boost tourism. Some inhabitants publicly criticized the
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weeks in others. As of January 2022, approximately one million people had been affected by the demolitions.
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demolitions by the government, which restricts any opposition activities.
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Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia
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Jeddah
Amnesty International
Saudi Vision 2030
Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia


"'It's unfathomable': Thousands of Saudis made homeless by sweeping demolitions in Jeddah"
"Jeddah demolitions provoke rare display of dissent in Saudi Arabia"
"Demolition of Jeddah neighborhoods sparks rare widespread criticism in Saudi Arabia"
NPR
Archived


"Amnesty: Saudis' Jeddah demolition plan violates human rights, discriminatory"
Categories
Destruction of buildings
2020s in Saudi Arabia
History of Jeddah

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