Federal Supreme Court of United Arab Emirates, The Case of Osama Al-Najjar
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 23.424076
Longitude: 53.847818
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- United Arab Emirates
- Decision Date
- Nov 25, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Defamation / Reputation
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression
- Incitement of Hatred
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Court Name
- Federal Supreme Court of United Arab Emirates.
- Case Summary
On November 25, 2014, the Federal Supreme Court of the UAE sentenced Osama Al-Najjar, a blogger and human rights defender, to three years in prison along with a fine of $136,000 for his alleged association with a banned Islamist group and his blogs on social media that allegedly harmed the reputation of Emirati institutions.
- Related Law
- Source URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Notes
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 19, 2024
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