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UAE to Release Shez Cassim After 9 Months of Imprisonment Over an Internet Parody Video

January 9, 2014 Uncategorized free shez, free speech, human rights, shez cassim, UAE, united arab emirates

UAE to Release Shez Cassim After 9 Months of Imprisonment Over an Internet Parody Video

After months of wholly undeserved jail time and a recent public outcry, Shez Cassim, the maker of an Internet parody video on youth culture in Dubai, will be released and come home to the U.S.

Good job, Internet.

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