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

May 2023

Letter ,
Statement

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

Nov 2022

Commentary

Commentary – Democracy Over Autocracy: The Missing Middle East

Tess McEnery

Oct 2022

Between the Lines ,
Video

Between the Lines: Dana El Kurd on How the Abraham Accords Are Driving Repression in the Gulf

Yasmeen El-Hasan, Dana El Kurd

Aug 2022

Letter

Joint Statement – The fight against torture in the United Arab Emirates requires significant changes in law and practice

Oct 2021

Letter

Joint letter urging return to congressional authority over arms transfers

Events

November 14, 2014

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

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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

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

Sep 2022

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Emirati News Outlet Shuttered

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