UAE internet activists got used to arrest and detention before Arab Spring


Issue 899 - 30 Apr 2011 | 2 minute read

While many chose anonymity, Ahmed Mansoor Ali Abdullah Al-Abd Al-Shehi argued that, as a proud Emirati who simply wanted to help his nation develop, he had no reason to hide his identity. “It’s because I care for my country that I feel these issues need to be discussed,”

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