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Monday, January 14, 2019

Stephen Fry and PEN urge UAE to free Ahmed Mansoor ahead of book festival

In a letter to the Guardian, authors and activists draw attention to plight of jailed human rights activist

Stephen Fry is among a range of signatories, including British MPs and campaign groups, to a letter calling for the release of jailed Emirati human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.

The letter to the Guardian comes as a spotlight falls on the authors planning to attend this year’s Emirates Airline festival of literature in Dubai, tickets for which went on sale at the weekend.

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