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Amnesty accuses Ali of aiding sportswashing in Saudi Arabia
Ramla Ali during a press conference at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL accused Ramla Ali of aiding Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing campaign yesterday, after the athlete defended her decision to fight in the kingdom she described as being a “very progressive country.”
Ali will take part in the first women’s bout to be staged in the country when she faces Crystal Garcia Nova on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah tomorrow.
The British-Somali model and activist approaches the historical moment as a chance to inspire Saudi girls and women by “being part of change,” but Amnesty sees it as an example of the regime attempting to sportswash its dismal human rights record.
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