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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is extremely anti-democratic – “freedom of expression does not disappear when the bombs start falling”

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Readers may be wondering why they are  seeing little or no filmed evidence that Iranian military attacks on the gulf states have done huge damage – the UAE for example. The explanation is disturbing.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is extremely anti-democratic.

Councillor Brian Wernham explains :

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is extremely anti-democratic.

— John Meehan (@johndmeehan.bsky.social) 2026-03-13T00:16:40.284Z

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Detained in Dubai

Similar censorship operates in Iran.

Before the barbaric USA/Israel assault started, the Iranian Khanenei dictatorship reportedly slaughtered 30,000 of its own citizens – suppressing democratic rights by closing down the internet.

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Mar 13, 2026 at 1:12 pm

Posted in Apartheid, Detained in Dubai, Donald Trump, USA President, Dubai, Dubai, Feminism, International Political Analysis, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Princess Latifa, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA, USA Far Right, Woman. Life. Freedom (Iran), Women Life Freedom (Iran)

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Dubai ruler organised kidnapping of his children, UK court rules | World news | The Guardian

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The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, is an international criminal. Perhaps he will be the next monarch visiting President Michael D Higgins of Ireland in the Phoenix Park. It is time to stop grovelling to Royal Parasites. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar 5, 2020 at 9:22 pm

Posted in Britain, Dubai, Feminism, Guardian Newspaper (Britain), Human Rights, International Political Analysis, Ireland, Mary Robinson (Irish President 1990 -1997), Media and State Misbehaviour, President Michael D Higgins, Princess Latifa