A political prisoner died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following 13 years of arbitrary detention and abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC) reported on Wednesday.

HRW’s UAE researcher Joey Shea stated:

Al-Khaja’s death follows years of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and overall mistreatment by Emirati authorities, though he should not have spent a single day in prison. The authorities should immediately and transparently investigate his death and provide a clear explanation to his family and the international community.

Ali Abdullah Fath Ali al-Khaja died in the UAE’s al-Razeen Prison, which is infamous for detaining political opponents and torture. Al-Khaja was initially arrested in 2012 alongside 93 other political dissidents an

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