United Arab Emirates

POMED’s work on the United Arab Emirates covers topics such as authoritarianism, the UAE’s role in transnational repression, human rights, political detentions, and U.S. policy.

Seth Binder

Sheridan Cole

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United Arab Emirates

Feb 2024

Commentary

Advancing Democracy Overseas – Not Isolationism – Protects American Interests, writes Tess McEnery and Patrick Quirk in the National Interest

Tess McEnery

Feb 2024

Expert Q&A

أسئلة وأجوبة—مؤتمر المناخ والوضع الكارثي لحقوق الإنسان في الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Hamad Al-Shamsi, Abdelrahman Ayyash

Feb 2024

Statement

Joint Statement – 17 Groups Oppose Proposal to Undermine Arms Sales Oversight and Transparency

Jan 2024

Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A – COP28 and the Catastrophic Human Rights Situation in the UAE

Hamad Al-Shamsi, Abdelrahman Ayyash, Yasmin Omar

Sep 2023

Letter

Joint Letter – 200+ Organizations Call on Governments to Address UAE Human Rights Abuses Ahead of COP28 Climate Negotiations

Events

November 14, 2014

Criminalization of Dissent in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE

Bahrain + more
Iran + more
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Oman + more
Qatar + more
Saudi Arabia + more
United Arab Emirates

June 14, 2013

Dynamic Gulf: Forces of Change in a Strategic Region

Bahrain + more
Iran + more
Iraq + more
Kuwait + more
Oman + more
Qatar + more
Saudi Arabia + more
United Arab Emirates

February 13, 2013

The Arab Spring After Two Years: Prospects for Democracy in the Gulf Region

Newsletters

Mar 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: U.S. Citizen Released from Saudi Prison, Still Under Travel Ban

Feb 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Husband of Iranian Lawyer Summoned

Jan 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Pompeo Downplays Khashoggi's Murder

Jan 2023

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Siamak Namazi, American Political Prisoner Detained in Iran, Launches Hunger Strike

Nov 2022

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Another U.S. Citizen Arrested in Saudi Arabia

Oct 2022

Gulf Update

Gulf Update: Protests in Iran Continue Unabated

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