Comments on: UAE 5 still face restrictions after pardon

By: The free speech agenda for John Kerry's "listening trip" | Index on Censorship

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:10:49 +0000

[...] authorities claim were planning to overthrow the government. Last year, five political activists eventually known as the “UAE 5″ were in prison for eight months after being arrested in April 2011, for [...]

By: UAE blogger and activist beaten | Index on Censorship

UAE blogger and activist beaten | Index on Censorship — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:14:55 +0000

[...] groups, most recently arresting 13 activists tied to Islamist group al-Islah on 16 July. Mansoor was imprisoned and released last year for posting messages critical of political figures in the [...]

By: The Samosa » Archive » The United Arab Emirates: holding back the tide

The Samosa » Archive » The United Arab Emirates: holding back the tide — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:34:24 +0000

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By: UAE: Activist deported to Thailand | Index on Censorship

UAE: Activist deported to Thailand | Index on Censorship — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13:21 +0000

[...] convicted last year of anti-state crimes for insulting the UAE’s leaders. They were later pardoned, but the charges against them were not officially dropped.Talk about this storyYou can follow any [...]

By: La guerra contra los activistas: Convirtiendo Arabia Saudí en una gran prisión « Palabras Despiertas- MLC

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:33:25 +0000

[...] por Birmania, China, Rusia,Siria, Israel, Bielorusia, Irán, Bahréin, Uzbekistan, EAU, Yemen y Arabia Saudí. El Artículo 13 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos [...]

By: UAE and Human Rights: A case of ‘treat them mean, keep them keen’? | PITAPOLICY

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:48:58 +0000

[...] As Egyptians celebrated their revolution, the UAE detained and later sentenced five local political activists between two to three years imprisonment on security related charges, which were later dropped after the UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan pardoned the activists. Despite the pardoning, the men are still faced with a number of restrictions and have not been able …. [...]