On the 19th of November 2025, a political prisoner by the name Ali Abdullah Fath Ali al-Khaja died in the al-Razeen prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ali al-Khaja died at 58 years of age, after having spent more than a decade arbitrarily detained. During his time in prison, he endured torture, denial of[…]
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In the United Arab Emirates, freedom of expression remains more a constitutional illusion than a lived reality. Art. 30 of the UAE Constitution nominally guarantees every citizen the right to express their opinions “verbally, in writing, or by any other medium”. Yet, this right is narrowed by legal caveats that allow broad state control over[…]
