Newsline 22 July 2009: Saudi Arabia faces condemnation for its poor human rights record; industrial action continues to cripple South Africa, and the US Vice President visits Georgia one year after the five-day war with Russia.

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Saudi Arabia: from bad to worse
Secret detention, torture, executions - a new report by Amnesty International says the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia has gone from bad to worse since the 9/11 attacks.
 
South Africa strikes continue
Industrial unrest in South Africa continues despite calls for an end to the strikes that have been crippling the weak South African economy for the past week. How can President Jacob Zuma solve this crisis without upsetting the unions, who helped bring him to power?
 
Joe Biden in Georgia
US Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Georgia today and tomorrow, a year after the Russian-Georgian war. What does the US have to offer the troubled republic? And what does Russia think of the visit?
Listen to a Newsline interview with Medea Turashvili from the International Crisis Group.