United Arab Emirates detained a second pro-democracy advocate
Apr 10th 2011, 1:11 pm
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United Arab Emirates detained a second pro-democracy advocate
Is someone getting a little jittery?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Authorities in the United Arab Emirates detained a second pro-democracy advocate just two days after they took a leading reformist blogger into custody, a prominent lawyer and political activist said Sunday.
Fahad Salem al-Shehhy was detained late Saturday in Ajman, an emirate north of Dubai, after participating in an online forum calling for democratic reforms in the UAE, said Mohammed al-Mansouri, an activist.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110410/...ates_crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Authorities in the United Arab Emirates detained a second pro-democracy advocate just two days after they took a leading reformist blogger into custody, a prominent lawyer and political activist said Sunday.
Fahad Salem al-Shehhy was detained late Saturday in Ajman, an emirate north of Dubai, after participating in an online forum calling for democratic reforms in the UAE, said Mohammed al-Mansouri, an activist.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110410/...ates_crackdown
Apr 10th 2011, 2:27 pm
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may we never live in Interesting times...
Last edited by Hello.Kitty; Apr 10th 2011 at 3:35 pm. Reason: gonna jump on the Paranoid Bandwagon... just in case.
Apr 10th 2011, 2:50 pm
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Apr 10th 2011, 3:17 pm
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my reply
Apr 11th 2011, 8:00 am
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i'm not expensive
money buy's silence
a return ticket home once or twice a year
status quo as long as i'm alright
let's sit at the banquet table and dine on the poor & pick the flesh from our veneer capped teeth with their bones
civil rights for all
not as long as i'm alright
money buy's silence
a return ticket home once or twice a year
status quo as long as i'm alright
let's sit at the banquet table and dine on the poor & pick the flesh from our veneer capped teeth with their bones
civil rights for all
not as long as i'm alright
Apr 11th 2011, 8:30 am
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Err, right.
I'll have some of what redheart's on.
I'll have some of what redheart's on.
Apr 12th 2011, 11:50 am
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Apr 12th 2011, 1:56 pm
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he has been charged with having alcohol and having no license, fitted up me thinks
Apr 12th 2011, 6:09 pm
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Apr 13th 2011, 5:38 am
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And with the law being so vague about many things, it isn't exactly hard for the police to arrest and charge people with an offence.
Apr 13th 2011, 7:15 am
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sure, but he's Muslim, right? So the charge of possessing alcohol could also be an attempt to discredit him and damage his reputation. Plus, it doesn't need any witnesses. Any "conspiracy to" charges would need witnesses and a funny little detail called proof. As it is, he almost certainly didn't have a license, being Muslim, so part of it's true...
Apr 13th 2011, 7:37 am
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sure, but he's Muslim, right? So the charge of possessing alcohol could also be an attempt to discredit him and damage his reputation. Plus, it doesn't need any witnesses. Any "conspiracy to" charges would need witnesses and a funny little detail called proof. As it is, he almost certainly didn't have a license, being Muslim, so part of it's true...
