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United Arab Emirates

Ahmad Mansour, human rights defender: Arrested during a police raid on his home

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Lerato Pagiwa

On Friday 8 April 2011, human rights defender Mr Ahmad Mansour was arrested during a police raid on his home. Mr Ahmad Mansour is a blogger who has been active in demanding political reform in the UAE. He is also an employee of Thuraya Telecom. Before his arrest, he had received death threats as part of a smear campaign against him, as well as a threat to be transferred from his job in the UAE.

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Mar, 19/04/2011 - 11:09
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