Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sparked anger from rights groups with his comments on "sportswashing," or using sports to distract from human rights abuses. In an interview with Fox News, bin Salman stated that he did not care about the accusations and that if sportswashing increased the country's GDP, they would continue doing it. Human rights organizations criticized the crown prince's comments, accusing the government of hiding human rights violations behind sports acquisitions and tournaments. Amnesty International called the recent takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United a "PR tool" to distract from Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

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