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Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in U.A.E.
Wall St Journal – A leading Emirati human rights lawyer has been detained this week amid a fresh crackdown on anti-government critics in this oil-rich Arab Gulf state, sparking condemnation from international rights organizations. Mohamed Al-Roken, a member of Amnesty International and a former head of the Emirati lawyer’s association, represented a small group of Emirati citizens who called for governmental reform in the largely authoritarian nation near the start of the region’s Arab Spring protests. Read Article
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