Amnesty calls for urgent action to free detained poet in UAE

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Amnesty calls for urgent action to free detained poet in UAE

Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken to secure the immediate release of the Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi amid growing fears for his safety in detention in the UAE. The opposition writer has been held incommunicado in the UAE for more than six weeks after Lebanese authorities agreed to extradite him for criticising the Gulf monarchy on social media. "Fears are growing about the safety of Qaradawi, who w…