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August 2nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Local activists said on Wednesday that at least nine opposition supporters were detained in the past two days.
The latest arrests bring to around 50 the number of activists detained since last year after Abu Dhabi launched a crackdown on activists campaigning for free speech and political freedom. The detainees prominent lawyers, journalists and bloggers.
Human rights groups have slammed Abu Dhabi for the ongoing suppression and have urged condemnation of UAE’s “draconian” treatment of the opposition.
The Persian Gulf country allows no organized political opposition.
On July16, Abu Dhabi stripped activist Ahmed Abdul Khaleq of citizenship and deported him to Thailand over his online campaign for reform in the country.
He was deported with a Comoros Islands passport arranged by UAE authorities.
Abdul Khaleq and four others, including blogger and rights advocate Ahmed Mansour and economics professor Nasser bin Ghaith, were arrested in April 2011 for signing an online petition demanding constitutional reforms and free elections in the UAE. They were convicted of committing crimes against the state.
UAE officials have revoked the citizenship of several other activists who had called for reforms.
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