Saudi men arrested over viral video about poverty in Riyadh

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two men in connection with a video about poverty in Riyadh (above) published to YouTube. "Feras Bughnah and Hosam al-Deraiwish were summoned for questioning on Sunday and were reported to be still in detention on Tuesday," reports Brian Whitaker, who has more here.

Update: Lots more on this story from Bob Mackey at the NYT Lede blog.

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