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The decision by a United Arab Emirates court to sentence a Jordanian resident to 10 years in prison in October for criticising Jordan’s government was based entirely on a series of peaceful Facebook posts, a rights group has said. Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged authorities in the UAE to immediately release 46-year-old Ahmed Etoum, saying he was convicted solely for his “peaceful criticism of the Jordanian royal family and government”. In a statement on Thursday, the US-based rights group said the court convicted him in October 2020 of using Facebook to commit “acts against a foreign state” that could “damage political relations” with that state and “endanger national security” inside the UAE. ....
UAE urged to free Jordanian imprisoned for highlighting corruption in Amman Ahmed al-Atoum was sentenced to ten years in prison over social media posts criticising Jordan s king and government The Jordanian activist was sentenced to ten years over his social media posts (Screengrab/Social media) By Published date: 11 February 2021 14:12 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago Human rights organisations have this week urged the United Arab Emirates to release Jordanian activist Ahmed al-Atoum, who was sentenced to ten years in prison in October because of comments he d made on social media. Atoum, 46, was a resident in the UAE for five years, where he worked as a teacher. He frequently used his Facebook page to voice his political opinions, commenting on the Jordanian government and its policies. ....