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Climate activists fear surveillance, detention at COP28 talks in UAE
France24 ^ | November 24, 2023

Posted on 11/24/2023 5:18:45 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Rights groups are preparing for the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates with trepidation, fearing surveillance and detention under the oil-rich monarchy's strict criminal justice system.

The UAE, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms, bans unauthorised protests, outlaws homosexuality and prohibits criticism of rulers and speech that is deemed to create or encourage social unrest.

Defamation as well as verbal and written insults, whether published or made in private, are prosecutable by law.

The country's penal code also criminalises offending foreign states or jeopardising ties with them.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism

1 posted on 11/24/2023 5:18:45 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Are there any industrial glue manufacturers in the United Arab Emirates? I would like to make a donation.


2 posted on 11/24/2023 5:52:17 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Oh Greta... We have a special place for you to hangout during your time there... It's called the stoning pit.


3 posted on 11/24/2023 5:55:56 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Rights groups...”

RIGHTS GROUP?? Is that what the leftist media calls spoiled brats acting out, causing mayhem, and ruining people’s lives?

They need repeated spanking and sent to their jail cells for some “time out” until they learn to behave, so I hope the UAE is the adult that does exactly that!


4 posted on 11/24/2023 6:35:59 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
Where have you been
It’s alright, we know where you’ve been

So, it’s probably not a good idea in UAE for a guy to be:

Provided with toys and scouting for boys


5 posted on 11/24/2023 6:58:32 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The UAE is the venue because of a reputation for good security. If you don't want your
conference harassed (or worse) by activists, and your outfit is not objectionable to the
regime (and vise versa), the UAE is the place to go.
6 posted on 11/24/2023 7:31:51 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Someone needs to tell these fools that the Earth has been warming for 20,000 years. Does Greta want to take us back to the ice age?

How? Why? Because she and her fellow travelers are communists and live to destroy the west. Any cause will do.

It is cheaper to air condition than to heat.


7 posted on 11/24/2023 1:08:57 PM PST by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Piss ‘em off in the UAE and they’ll put you UNDER the jail on a charge no one has heard of in 600 years.


8 posted on 11/24/2023 7:11:01 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“May I suggest using your nightstick, officer”


9 posted on 11/24/2023 7:12:39 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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