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– UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 20, 2017

89 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Source: MEDIA FEED

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