The Wahhabists of Saudi are no friends of freedom: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabias-highest-cleric-bans-chess-and-claims-game-spreads-enmity-and-hatred-a6825426.html
Here is some useful background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia
And here is a piece on Raif Badawi: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/17/for-wife-of-imprisoned-saudi-blogger-raif-badawi-its-a-life-of-waiting/