Egyptian-Turkish poet forcibly disappeared - URGENT ACTION - 07/02/2025
Egyptian-Turkish poet, Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, has been subjected to enforced disappearance since his extradition from Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates on 08 January 2025. Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was arrested by Lebanese security forces on 28 December 2024 at the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. The Lebanese authorities accepted the extradition request by the Emirati authorities on charges of spreading 'fake news' and 'disturbing public security', in connection to a video he posted on his social media platforms while in Syria criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi Arabian authorities. Concerns for his safety and wellbeing are mounting as his family have been unable to obtain any information about his fate, exact whereabouts or legal status; and he has been denied consular visits by Turkish authorities. Take action.
UAE and New York University quash campus freedom - PUBLIC STATEMENT - 22/08/2024
During the 2023-2024 academic year, authorities of the United Arab Emirates and the administration of New York University both acted to suppress and punish freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association at the aniversity's Abu Dhabi campus in the UAE. Read more.
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