The quiet crackdown in a tourist playground
Jul 15th 2011, 11:28 am
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The quiet crackdown in a tourist playground
Jul 15th 2011, 2:38 pm
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Re: The quiet crackdown in a tourist playground
I read some time ago about the police showing up when a handful of people protested outside the Egyptian embassy..
Jul 17th 2011, 8:15 am
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Re: The quiet crackdown in a tourist playground
From the article:
"What we are seeing is a collapse in democratic rights," said one activist
The UAE has never been democratic, who are they kidding? It's a police state and always has been. I'm glad I'm not a local - not being able to speak out in my country would be heartbreaking.
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"What we are seeing is a collapse in democratic rights," said one activist
The UAE has never been democratic, who are they kidding? It's a police state and always has been. I'm glad I'm not a local - not being able to speak out in my country would be heartbreaking.
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