United Arab Emirates: A Year On, Critic Remains in Detention

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Click to expand Image Samuel Peter Oyay © Private (Beirut) – A South Sudanese political commentator remains in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without charge a year after his arrest, Human Rights Watch said today. Emirati authorities have not disclosed the legal basis for the arrest of the commentator, Samuel Peter Oyay, to his family.Oyay fled South Sudan in 2014, fearing for his safety.

He moved to the UAE and had been running a private business there. While in the…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 30, 2026

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