You are not to speak III (real time)
What I said isn't a myth after all (for anyone who doubted).
Dr. Mohammed Abdulla Al Roken whom I talked about in "You are not to speak II" on Friday, July 07, 2006 was arrested on the 26th of August.
It was published in Amnesty International and I think it was published couple of weeks ago in the UAE Community Blog.
Let me give you a feedback of what you don't know about what happened.
It was announced in Al Jazeera news channel and Al Hewar channel. It was published in Al Watan newspaper and couple of writers in Arabic foreign newspaper wrote about it. It was published also in Front Line Defenders of Human Rights defender website but It wasn't published at all in the UAE. Every wondered why? LOL.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE250072006?open&of=ENG-ARE
http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/news/3318
http://www.hrinfo.net/press/2006/pr0828.shtml
He was released after two days. The state security took his passport and threatened him not to talk to the media or meet any Emirati activitist, his phone is censored and his house is monitored until now
I translated some of what was written in the independent "Emirates Media & Studies Center" http://www.emasc.com/
The state security said that they would release him if he stopped his human rights activities and forced him to sign on papers he has no idea about. Some of the famous State Security man (they did not mention his name) said that they will ruin his reputation. He said that the court and police would obey to anything he says.
They said that they would accuse him of committing adultery with a German woman whom he met in 27th of July to organize a human rights forum. They arrested him the first time on August because he talked to the French Agency about how bad human rights situation turned into in the UAE.
The last thing I would say is that this guy would win a seat easily in our parliament if we had real elections.
posted by Proud Emirati @ 10:18 PM
11 Comments:
This is some great info and I like your perspective. People need to hear more about what is really going on (in the intellectual culture of this country), behind the scenes of all the glitz and glamour. I believe you are doing a great service to your community by bringing these issues to light! Keep it up because I for one am very interested in your findings...
nice work keep it up
just out of curiosity, if what is said is true: aren't you afraid someone will come to get you for reporting to others what is "soing on" behind the scences???
Thanks for posting this, it is really important that these stories continue to get out to a UAE audience.
It's a very sad situation, but I think the pressure for greater democracy is unstoppable. Once you educate people, you can't just expect them to be silent. People want to express their ideas, and trying to suppress them is dangerous.
There is nothing to be afraid about anonymous, what is gonna happen will happen.
Those news are propagated all over the net now, not as detailed as what I've posted but still.
Even though we have an ignorant state security system, most of them are peacful Emirati beduin. They would never go far.
al roken got featured in the emirates evening post on saturday...did you read?
^^ that was Saeed alroken as I read in gulf news. They put a wrong photo.
great issue, and its shocking me that its not only al rokan on that list..
i've heard of the issue of al rokan and i was shocked..
i checked it out and other feww issues in theuae shocked me as well...
details info.. it doesnt say who posted it
http://www.achr.nu/rep27.html
Nice post. I have to say I did not know these people's situation specifically but I knew that this type of thing does go on. And as SecretDubai said "Once you educate people, you can't just expect them to be silent"
Keep it coming... BTW I would appreciate a Mowaten's view on my blog
http://localexpatriate.blogspot.com/
hey Proud Emirati,
good job. the more people are unafraid to speak out in dubai, the more transparent and open life becomes. but i'm curious -- what do you mean when you say that state security will never go far? how far is too far?
^^ to far can go to the usual way in dictatorship like threatinnig that they will harm ur wife and family, sexually abuse, Abu Ghurab stuff, etc.
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