United Arab Emirates

POMED’s work on the United Arab Emirates covers topics such as authoritarianism, the UAE’s role in transnational repression, human rights, political detentions, and U.S. policy.

Seth Binder

Sheridan Cole

Featured Publications

United Arab Emirates

Sep 2023

Letter

Joint Letter – 200+ Organizations Call on Governments to Address UAE Human Rights Abuses Ahead of COP28 Climate Negotiations

Aug 2023

Letter

Joint Letter Urges Secretary Blinken to Publicly Call for UAE to Release Ahmed Mansoor

Aug 2023

Statement

Joint Statement – Ahead of COP28, Groups Call on UAE to Release All Unjustly Imprisoned

Jun 2023

Statement

Joint Statement – MENA States Must End Torture and Hold Perpetrators Accountable

May 2023

Letter ,
Statement

Joint Statement – Groups Call for Major Improvements to UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28

Events

November 14, 2014

Criminalization of Dissent in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE

Bahrain + more
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Kuwait + more
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Qatar + more
Saudi Arabia + more
United Arab Emirates

June 14, 2013

Dynamic Gulf: Forces of Change in a Strategic Region

Bahrain + more
Iran + more
Iraq + more
Kuwait + more
Oman + more
Qatar + more
Saudi Arabia + more
United Arab Emirates

February 13, 2013

The Arab Spring After Two Years: Prospects for Democracy in the Gulf Region

Newsletters

Mar 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: U.S. Citizen Released from Saudi Prison, Still Under Travel Ban

Feb 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Husband of Iranian Lawyer Summoned

Jan 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Pompeo Downplays Khashoggi's Murder

Jan 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Siamak Namazi, American Political Prisoner Detained in Iran, Launches Hunger Strike

Nov 2022

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Another U.S. Citizen Arrested in Saudi Arabia

Oct 2022

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Protests in Iran Continue Unabated

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