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PROTESTERS GATHER IN COLUMBUS CIRCLE TO DENOUNCE SAUDI ARABIA

January 3, 2016 | 10:16 PM
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By Meredith Kurz

Protesters spoke out against Saudi Arabia in Columbus Circle on Sunday afternoon A group that calls itself the Muslim Congress gathered near the Time Warner Center around 4 p.m. to protest. Saudi Arabia executed a Shia cleric, and protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran in response.

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Alex Ximenes
Alex Ximenes
7 years ago

After speaking to your esteemed colleague today who covered this story, it would have been nice to better inform the reader of the travesty against justice this represented. A 57 year old man was crucified and beheaded by the Saudi regime for uttering the following words:

“I want to vote for a President, not get dictated to by a self-appointed tyrant.”

As an Upper West Sider who’s ready plenty of great pieces from Westsiderrag.com, I’m grossly disappointed by the tepid and vapid caliber reporting on this piece.

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Cato
Cato
7 years ago
Reply to  Alex Ximenes

If you’re looking for in-depth reporting on international events, you might try The New York Times. The event reported in the West Side Rag was a protest on the West Side, not the events underlying it thousands of miles away.

I haven’t heard any facts suggesting that the protest at the Time Warner Center represented a “travesty against [sic] justice”, and doubt very much that *anyone* was “crucified and beheaded” by anyone at Columbus Circle on Sunday afternoon.

This was a quick report on a local protest gathering. I don’t see anything “tepid and vapid” about it and certainly don’t see any reason for the reporter to apologize.

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Meredith Kurz
Meredith Kurz
7 years ago
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I apologize you misunderstood my hasty post/blurb. I was unable to stay at the protest which I came across en route to another appointment. I quickly snapped some pictures and a quote so you could further comment if you wished. Please provide us any details that I missed. I care about, and respect our community and want to share its many voices. I look forward to any insight you can provide.

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Shamir
Shamir
7 years ago

No doubt Saudi Arabia is a brutal tyranny.

But whenever these Arab countries get an iota of freedom they descend into violence and anarchy.

It seems that Arab countries need a tyrant to keep things safe and stable.

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Argo
Argo
7 years ago

Iranian protestors storming a foreign embassy in Tehran . . . . sounds familiar . . . .

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