Qatar/UAE: Activist Al-Siddiq dies in UK car crash


Issue 1129 - 01 Jul 2021 | 1 minute read

Prominent dissident UAE human rights activist Alaa Al-Siddiq died when the car she was travelling in collided with another vehicle at a road junction in Oxfordshire, UK on 19 June; she had been out celebrating her 33rd birthday with friends. Al-Siddiq was executive director of the UK-based ALQST, which campaigns for human rights in the UAE and the wider region. 

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