NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing Podcast

We discuss our #FREESALMA campaign, protest and upcoming human rights and sportswashing forum in Newcastle.Saudi Human Rights Activist Lina al-Hathloul and Nick McGeehan of FairSquare speak about the importance of this campaign.We are organising the following events:NEWCASTLE HUMAN RIGHTS / SPORTSWASHING FORUM - Friday 26th AprilSpeakers including NUFC fans, local human rights campaigners and a Saudi human rights activist.Function Room, Upstairs, Bridge Hotel, Castle Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ7pm to 9pm MATCH DAY PROTEST - NEWCASTLE UNITED vs SHEFFIELD UNITED - Saturday 27th April This is an opportunity for fans of both clubs to show that, although we continue to support our teams, we do not support the Saudi regime and their repressive laws and they cannot use our club to divert attention away from their many and ongoing human rights abuses. On April 27th we want to highlight the situation facing Saudi women, specifically the case of Saudi prisoner Salma al-Shehab. Salma, a mother of two is currently serving 27 years in prison solely for posting tweets in support of Saudi prisoners of conscience.Let us know if you would like to attend or get involved in the campaign against sportswashing.

This is a Twitter/X spaces meeting to launch a Europe-wide grassroots campaign to Reclaim The Game!Chaired by Jamie Bowman of ITL FootballSpeakers:Stanis Elsborg - Author of The power players behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategyAreej Al-Sadhan - Saudi human rights defenderGerard Arink - Pro2 FoundationJohn Hird - NUFC Fans Against SportswashingElise Evans Martin - Advocate for Saudi women's rightsRasmus L. Augustesen - Brøndby IF fan representativeSign the petition here!

Lina is a leading Saudi Human Rights Activist, now head of monitoring and advocacy for ALQST. Her sister, Loujain, was arrested, brutally tortured, and forcibly disappeared for months. Loujain was sentenced as a terrorist for fighting for women's rights in Saudi Arabia.With St. James’ Park set to host the Saudi Arabian national team, we are honoured to welcome her to Newcastle to tell her story and speak on behalf of the victims of this brutal regime which owns our club.A member of the Newcastle branch of Amnesty International talks to us about some of the human rights abuses taking place in Saudi Arabia, Nic McGeehan of FairSquare talks about the political implications of Saudi Arabia's investment in Newcastle, while John and Andrew talk about our group, their support for Newcastle United, and how that has been affected by the Saudi takeover of our club.