Presented as a green showcase of Vision 2030, the glass megacity in Saudi Arabia, known as The Line within NEOM, is described in the analysis as a scaled-down and expensive project, marked by forced evictions, abuses against migrants, demand for steel, ecological risks, and data surveillance on a billion-dollar global scale.
In 2024, a Human Rights Watch report cited in the analysis points to abuses in construction projects in Saudi Arabia, including NEOM, while the official promise of a sustainable city linked to…
