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Hamad al-Shamsi

Hamad al-Shamsi is the Executive Director of the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC), an organization that supports prisoners of conscience in the United Arab Emirates.

Why Was I Designated a Terrorist by the UAE?

Emirati authorities are using a notorious counterterrorism law as a weapon against anyone who opposes them. If you are not...

Why the UAE Was So Rattled by a European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights

The UAE sees Expo 2020 as a way to whitewash its human rights violations and present itself to the world...

How the UAE Is Suppressing Criticism of Its Normalization With Israel

A few weeks after the United Arab Emirates announced its normalization of relations with Israel last August, it repealed a...

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