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FILE – In this Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 file photo, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah speaks during a meeting at the Saudi Royal palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah has ratified a new counter-terrorism law which went into effect Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Rights activists said that the law criminalizes speech critical of the government or society. It was published in full in the government’s official gazette Um Al-Qura Friday. (AP Photo/Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool, File)