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Rights group accuse UAE of 'retaliating' against jailed activist Ahmed Mansoor

Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights said Ahmed Mansoor was moved to a more isolated cell after the publication of a letter he wrote from prison.
Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

The United Arab Emirates retaliated against a jailed activist after he spoke publicly about his mistreatment in detention, two human rights groups said Friday. 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) said human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor was moved to a smaller, more isolated cell and denied access to critical medical care after a news outlet published in July a letter Mansoor wrote detailing his prison conditions. 

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