European Parliament calls for release of Ahmed Mansoor

On Thursday 04/10/2018, the European Union Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the immediate release of prominent Emirati human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who earlier this year was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his social media activity. 

The resolution also called for an EU-wide ban on the export of all security equipment to the UAE that could be used for the purposes of internal repression.