UAE 94 Trial: A Stumbling Block Towards Progress

The "UAE 94" case was a mass trial in 2013 involving 94 activists who were accused of trying to overthrow the Emirati government, a charge the defendants vehemently denied.
It resulted in the conviction of 69 people - eight in absentia - who received sentences as long as 15 years.
Two years earlier, the 94 activists had signed a petition calling on the Emirati government to institute a set of democratic reforms.
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