Khalaf al-Romaithi, a former Emirati official from a prominent family, was detained in Amman on an Emirati warrant. Before his case could be heard, he disappeared
Since her arrest, Abu Nabaa has announced an open-ended hunger strike, amid calls to lift restrictions on freedom of expression, and release prisoners of conscience.
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