Freedom of the Press 2007: United Arab Emirates
28 February 2008
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Coalition denounces harsh sentences for 84 political dissidents, many already jailed for the same offenses.
The SSA’s broad powers under the counterterrorism law has enabled its civic space crackdown.
Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, Khalaf al-Romaithi and other prominent dissidents already serving long prison sentences, now face new charges.