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Health of Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith failing following prolonged hunger strike (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 10, 2019

Dr. Bin Ghaith was sentenced on 29 March 2017 to ten years in prison for critical comments he made online about human rights violations in the UAE and Egypt.
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