Will U.S. comics help Saudi Arabia comedy-wash its grim rights record?
A rights group is urging some top-level Western comedians not to be "complicit in covering up the abuses of a repressive regime" in Saudi Arabia.
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Duarte Pita Dias graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Kent, in the United Kingdom, in 2014. He started his career working in local news before moving to the The Daily Telegraph of London in 2018, covering stories across politics, economics, international conflict, natural disasters and the British royal family. In 2023, he joined CBS News' London bureau, where he works across digital platforms and for TV broadcasts. As well as contributing to CBS News' online reporting, his work has also been featured on CBS Mornings, the Evening News, Face the Nation, CBS Sunday Morning, Saturday Morning and CBS Reports.
A rights group is urging some top-level Western comedians not to be "complicit in covering up the abuses of a repressive regime" in Saudi Arabia.
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