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Emirati academic gets 10 years in prison over tweets

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DUBAI -- An Emirati academic held since August 2015 over his tweets has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

 

Amnesty International criticized the sentence handed down to Nasser bin Ghaith, calling it "another devastating blow for freedom of expression in the United Arab Emirates."

 

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