UAE cracks down on dissent amid calls for reform

Issue 899 - 30 Apr 2011 | 6 minute read

The detention of Emiratis critical of government policies shows the government is in no mood for a ‘people’s coup’. But the arrests have also shone a light on the country’s vibrant and diverse reform movement

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