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Five men sentenced to up to three years in jail for insulting leaders of the United Arab Emirates in online messages.
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Move aimed at pressuring authorities to release activists unconditionally and halt judicial proceedings against them.
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Joint appeal calls for Emirati authorities to halt activists' trial and release them, rights group says.
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The small Gulf country engineered a spectacular model of urban and mercantile development unique in the Arab region.
Opinion
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2011 11:09 GMT
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Five men charged with insulting officials refuse to attend hearing in trial rights group call "fundamentally unfair".
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Although only the hand-picked are allowed to take part, the electorate has increased from 6,600 to 129,000.
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Mostly Shia protesters demand changes to naturalisation policy, which they say favours foreigners at their expense.
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Several thousand chosen voters are casting ballots in the Gulf state's first polls.
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The elections are a non-event for most UAE nationals.
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The president of the United Arab Emirates has set out the mechanism for limited elections to the country's consultative council, including holding out the hope of eventual "direct elections".
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Last Modified: 02 Dec 2005 22:24 GMT
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