United Arab Emirates Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/united-arab-emirates/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 02:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 United Arab Emirates Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/united-arab-emirates/ 32 32 59910430 Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith to Go On Trial https://concernedscientists.org/2017/02/dr-nasser-bin-ghaith-to-go-on-trial/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:20:28 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5876 A US-educated economist, Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith was arrested on August 18, 2015 and has been held incommunicado until April 2016.  He is now scheduled for trial today, February 22, 2017.  CCS has requested his immediate release from the authorities in the UAE. February 22, 2017 HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum Vice-President and Prime […]

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]]> 5876 Economist Held Incommunicado for Criticizing Egypt and the United Arab Emirates https://concernedscientists.org/2016/10/economist-held-incommunicado-for-criticizing-egypt-and-the-united-arab-emirates/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:26:07 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5689 Nasser bin Ghaith, an Economist in the United Arab Emirates, was arrested for committing hostile acts against a foreign state (Egypt) and for instigating against the UAE. These acts were criticizing these governments online. He was also charged with associating with a banned political party in the UAE (as an academic he gave a speech […]

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]]> 5689 Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith Held by the United Arab Emirates for Criticizing UAE and Egypt https://concernedscientists.org/2016/06/dr-nasser-bin-ghaith-held-by-the-united-arab-emirates-for-criticizing-uae-and-egypt/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:54:51 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5243 Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith, a U.S.-educated economist, was detained in the UAE and has been held for criticizing Egypt and the UAE online. He has been held since August 2015 in an unknown location. CCS has written several times on bin Ghaith’s behalf.  His trial will start on June 28th. June 6, 2016 HH Sheikh […]

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]]> 5243 2013 Annual Report https://concernedscientists.org/2014/02/2013-annual-report/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:00:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3147 CCS Annual Report released -- details 16 cases in 10 countries in 2013.

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]]> 3147 Highlights of 2013 Cases https://concernedscientists.org/2013/10/highlights-of-2013-cases/ Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:47:41 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2861 During the past year, we have achieved some successes, and persevered in our struggle when we haven’t.  We welcomed some notable releases from jail  –  of Dr. Cyril Karabus in the United Arab Emirates, and of Drs. Kemal Guruz and Mehmet Haberal in Turkey. These were achieved after several years of advocacy by CCS and other […]

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