King Abdullah is escorted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, cneter right, as Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, left, walks alongside them during a summit the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mecca on August 14, 2012.
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Dissident: 'Reforms in Saudi Arabia do not exist'
A former political prisoner speaks to CNN about the death of King Abdullah and why he believes the reforms in Saudi Arabia are being overstated.
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King Abdullah is escorted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, cneter right, as Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, left, walks alongside them during a summit the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mecca on August 14, 2012.
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Dissident: 'Reforms in Saudi Arabia do not exist'
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Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz (R) and Prince Miteb bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (back L) leave the airport after greeting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Riyadh 03 March 2007. Ahmadinejad arrived in Saudi Arabia today for talks with King Abdullah expected to focus on the sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, the crisis in Lebanon and Tehran's nuclear row with the West. Before leaving Tehran, Ahmadinejad said he would discuss how Iran and the kingdom can work together to reduce tensions in the Middle East. AFP PHOTO/HASSAN AMMAR (Photo credit should read HASSAN AMMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) meets with Saudi King Abdullah (R) at Rawdat Khurayim, the monarch's desert camp 60 KM (35 miles) northeast of Riyadh, on March 28, 2014. Obama arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long alliance between their countries. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 06: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah receives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the king's Riyadh Palace April 6, 2011 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gates is expected to consult with King Abdullah on the revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, a recent $60 billion deal to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and the threat of Iran in the region. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) meets with Saudi King Abdullah (R) at Rawdat Khurayim, the monarch's desert camp 60 KM (35 miles) northeast of Riyadh, on March 28, 2014. Obama arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long alliance between their countries. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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