Ahmed Mansoor remains in isolation with no bed or water, despite unconfirmed report that hunger strike has ended
Mansoor started his hunger strike on 17 March 2019 to protest poor prison conditions.
Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike in poor conditions as eyesight deteriorates
Take action to help save the life of imprisoned human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansoor
Two years after completing his sentence, activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention
Osama Al-Najjar was arrested in March 2014 for posting tweets denouncing that his father had been tortured in prison.
Health of Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith failing following prolonged hunger strike
Dr. Bin Ghaith was sentenced on 29 March 2017 to ten years in prison for critical comments he made online about human rights violations in the UAE and Egypt.
Dubai’s World Tolerance Summit cannot hide worsening repression in the UAE
The summit’s website conveniently makes no mention of the UAE’s sustained assault on freedom of expression since 2011.
Will Syria follow in the UAE’s footsteps and censor VoIP services?
The Syrian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it may soon begin blocking voice and video calls on WhatsApp and other Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
NGOs to Mayor Andy Burnham: Join our call to free Ahmed Mansoor
Over 30 NGOs have asked Manchester’s mayor to support calls for the release of Ahmed Mansoor, by naming a local street after the jailed human rights defender.
Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor taken to court; economist Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith denied visits
Mansour had been languishing in an unknown place of detention for a year and Dr. Bin Ghaith has recently begun a hunger strike to protest his sentence.
One year on, award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s whereabouts remain unknown
NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
UAE must implement UN recommendations on rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly
The United Nations Universal Periodic Review revealed a number of areas in which the UAE government has failed to deliver since its previous UPR took place in 2013.
Emirati rights defender Obaid Al-Zaabi released
Obaid Al-Zaabi, now 60 years old, spent four years in prison since his arrest in December 2013.
Emirati activist surviving six weeks of hunger strike
Imran Radwan is protesting horrible prison conditions using one of the few tactics of resistance available to political prisoners.
UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges
91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Award-winning activist Ahmed Mansoor detained by Emirati security forces
Ahmed Mansoor’s arrest and detention in an unknown location is extremely alarming. The UAE authorities routinely torture human rights defenders and other activists whom they detain in secret detention facilities without access to their lawyers or families.
UAE sentences Jordanian journalist to three years in prison
The sentence against Tayseer al-Najjar was related to Facebook posts in which he criticized Egypt, Israel, and Gulf countries.
Two Emirati academics and activists held by authorities
Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla was arrested on 16 January by state security forces in the UAE. His whereabouts are unknown at present. Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith is on trial and suffering from ill-treatment in prison.