Qatari poet Mohamed Ibn Ajami Imprisioned for Life for Reading a PoemQatari poet Mohamed Ibn Ajami Imprisioned for Life for Reading a Poem
February 6, 2013 7:23pm PST From Democracy Now: "Three days after the United Nations Climate Change Conference began here in Doha, a Qatari court sentenced a local poet to life in prison, a move that shocked many activists in the Gulf region and human rights observers. The sentencing of Mohammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami came nearly two years after he wrote a poem titled "Tunisian Jasmine," supporting the uprisings in the Arab world. "We are all Tunisia in the face of repressive elites!" al-Ajami wrote. "The Arab governments and who rules them are, without exception, thieves. Thieves!" We speak to his attorney and a member of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee."
www.democracynow.org From the Guardian "A Qatari poet has been sentenced to life in prison for an Arab-spring-inspired verse that officials claim insults Qatar's emir and encourages the overthrow of the nation's ruling system, his defense attorney says. It was the latest blow in a widening clampdown on perceived dissent across the Gulf Arab states. The verdict in a state security court is certain to bring a fresh outpouring of denunciations by rights groups, which have repeatedly called for the release of the poet, Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami. It also marks another example of tough measures by judicial and security officials in the Gulf against possible challenges to their rule since the Arab spring revolts began last year. The poet's lawyer, Najib al-Nuaimi, said he planned to appeal. "This judge made the
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