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September 25, 2013

Yemeni Activist Detained under British Anti-Terror Law 
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A leading Yemeni activist has been released after he was detained at a
British airport and interrogated about his human rights work. Baraa
Shiban, who works for the British legal charity Reprieve, was traveling
to London for a speaking event Monday night when British officials
detained him under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act — the same law
that was used last month to detain David Miranda, partner of Guardian
journalist Glenn Greeenwald. According to Reprieve, officials threatened
to detain Shibaan for the full nine hours allowed under the law after he
said he did not believe his views on human rights were relevant to
security. Shibaan has testified before Congress about the impact of U.S.
drone attacks in Yemen.

 

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