Jordanian journalist Taysir Salman passes away two years after being released from prison in the UAE
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February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021
On December 13, 2015, Salman was summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department of Abu Dhabi. Upon arrival at its premises, he was immediately arrested by state security officers and forcibly disappeared for two months.
On February 18, 2016, Salman was allowed to contact his family for the first time after his arrest. He informed his relatives that he was detained at Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi, where he was interrogated about a Facebook post he had published in 2014 criticising the UAE’s policies towards Gaza during Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge” attack.
UAE: Jordanian activist sentenced to 10 years in prison for criticising corruption in his home country
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February 09, 2021
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December 17, 2021
Ahmed al-Atoum is a Jordanian private teacher currently residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al-Atoum was frequently campaigning against corruption in Jordan. A few months before his arrest, he submitted a request for asylum at the British Embassy in the UAE, out of fear of being subjected to reprisals in Jordan, in case of return.
Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor facing new terrorism charges in "UAE87" trial
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May 20, 2020
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January 25, 2024
Ahmed Mansoor is a prominent human rights defender who has experienced physical assaults, death threats, and government surveillance. Since 2011, he has been subject to a travel ban.
Amina Al Abdouli, detained by Emirati authorities since 2015
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May 14, 2020
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September 29, 2021
Amina Al Abdouli was arrested at her home on November 19, 2015, without a warrant, by officers from the State Security wearing civilian clothing. She was subsequently disappeared and taken to a secret detention centre where she was subjected to severe acts of torture, including being stripped naked, beaten, blind-folded, bound at the feet, and sleep deprived. Other family members, namely her sister Moza Al Abdouli and her brother Mos’ab Al Abdouli, were also arrested. On November 29, 2015 her brother Waleed Al Abdouli was arrested for speaking out against the detention of his siblings.
Jordanian brothers tortured and sentenced to ten years in prison in the UAE
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November 14, 2019
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January 20, 2023
On October 30, 2015, Jordanian brothers Yasser and Abdallah Abu Baker were arrested by members of the national security services dressed in civilian clothes. During the arrests, no arrest warrant was presented and no reason was given.
Two Yemeni traders sentenced to 10 years in prison in the UAE following an unfair trial
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November 07, 2019
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January 20, 2023
On September 24, 2014, Attiah and Al Mukhanqi were arrested by members of the national security services dressed in civilian clothes. During the arrests, no arrest warrant was presented, nor any reason given for their arrests.
The security services immediately took Attiah and Al Mukhanqi to different secret detention facilities, where they were forcibly disappeared for seven months. In April 2015, both Attiah and Al Mukhanqi were transferred to Al Wathba Prison in Abu Dhabi, where they currently remain.
United Arab Emirates: Two Lebanese nationals sentenced to severe penalties following unfair trial
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October 04, 2019
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September 29, 2021
Abdelrahman Chouman and Ahmad Sobh, two Lebanese nationals living in the United Arab Emirates since the early 2000s, were both arrested by members of the State security on January 15, 2018. Following their arrest, they were taken to a secret detention center to be questioned, where Chouman reported being severely tortured by his interrogators.
Alya Abdulnoor dies in detention at UAE hospital after being denied adequate medical treatment since 2015 arrest
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February 07, 2019
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May 10, 2019
On July 28, 2015, Alya Abdulnoor was arrested at her home in Abu Dhabi by state security officials. Men and women in civilian clothes raided the house and confiscated several personal belongings before taking her to an unknown location. For the next four months, Abdulnoor was held at a secret detention centre in solitary confinement, and denied contact with the outside world. She was held in a very small, windowless cell, without bedding and toilets.
