Saudi Arabia Uncovered: ITV series exposes brutal regime

Amid beheadings and widespread poverty, documentary asks why we are friends with the Saudis

David Cameron with Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz
David Cameron chats to Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in 2012
(Image credit: Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images)

A new documentary for ITV's Exposure current affairs series seeks to reveal the hidden reality of life in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia Uncovered, which is aired tonight, uses access to an underground network of young activists to reveal aspects of daily life including executions in Chop Chop Square in Riyadh, sexual repression and poverty.

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