Emirates Detainees Advocacy Centre (EDAC)

🟠 Fears of New Wave of Arrests in UAE Grow Amid Rising Risk of Regional War

🔸 Concerns are mounting over renewed arrests in the UAE for filming attacks or sharing information on social media as fears of a wider regional conflict grow.

🔸 Amnesty International documented the arrest and detention of at least 375 people between March and April 2026 over content related to military developments, including 109 people arrested in a single day, according to Abu Dhabi Police.

🔸 Those detained included people of various nationalities, including British citizens. Amnesty warned against using the UAE's cybercrime law to criminalise peaceful expression and the documentation of events.

🔸 With the risk of renewed military escalation, concerns are growing for residents, journalists and social media users exercising their right to freedom of expression.

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British MP Iain Duncan Smith @MPIainDS condemned the #UAE's #humanrights record in Parliament, demanding the release of British detainee Ryan Cornelius and his business partner after nearly 19 years.

He also called for accountability over the UAE's involvement in Sudan and urged the UK government to oppose Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh's candidacy for UN Secretary-General.

🟠 Rights group @DAWNmena urges UN experts to investigate allegations that Emirati poet and journalist Habib Al Sayegh was detained, tortured and killed by UAE security forces in 2019.

DAWN says the allegations remain independently unverified.

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🟠 The position of UN Secretary-General is not a diplomatic reward. It is a moral responsibility.

EDAC calls for rigorous human rights scrutiny of any nomination, beyond political interests.

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🟠 UN leadership must reflect UN values.

EDAC urges scrutiny of UAE nominee Lana Nusseibeh’s candidacy for UN Secretary-General, warning that the appointment could legitimize a government accused of suppressing dissent and imprisoning peaceful critics.

📢 Human rights must come first. Free prisoners of conscience.

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