Freedom of the Press 2007: United Arab Emirates
28 February 2008
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Recent articles in United Arab Emirates
UAE: Dissidents, relatives designated “terrorists”
Authorities have designated as “terrorist” 11 dissidents and their relatives and 8 companies, reflecting the country’s indiscriminate use of overbroad counterterrorism laws and contempt for due process.
The rise of AI surveillance in the UAE: Implications for human rights
ADHRB warns that expansive facial‑recognition networks, spyware deployments, and draconian cybercrime laws threaten privacy, free expression and association, urging robust legal safeguards and independent oversight.
Emirati authorities continue their systematic and totalitarian repression
Prominent Sudanese activist Mohammed Farouk Suleiman was detained in January without charges – further intensifying a broader crackdown that dismisses fair trial appeals and targets dissenting voices.