Pictures of what users called ‘propaganda trucks’ and adverts in newspapers praising Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ahead of his official visit to the UK were widely criticised on Twitter.
ADVERTISEMENTA public relations campaign praising the visit of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK has raised eyebrows among the public.
Pictures of what British social media users called ‘propaganda trucks’ were widely circulated on social media along with newspaper adverts coinciding with the start of his official three-day visit on Wednesday. Part of the campaign saw vans driven around London with a picture of the crown prince and #WelcomeSaudiCrownPrince written on them.
Meanwhile, protesters rallied against Salman’s visit outside the British parliament against the war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s military operation in Yemen is estimated to have killed 10,000 people and the UK has come under criticism for exporting weapons to the kingdom.
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