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Qatar: Further information: Conviction of Qatari poet upheld

Index Number: MDE 22/016/2013

Qatar’s highest court has upheld the conviction and 15-year prison sentence of a poet whose poetry was deemed offensive to the state and its ruler. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.

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