A prominent Emirati dissident and human rights defender was killed in a car crash in London, rights groups said on Sunday. Alaa Al-Siddiq was the director of the ALQST Human Rights Organization and had defended the rights of political activists, including her father, Mohammad Al Siddiq, who was stripped of his citizenship and is currently jailed in the UAE. She initially received asylum in Qatar, following a campaign of arrests in the UAE against political dissidents in 2011 to 2012. An Emirati special envoy demanded that Doha hand her over but the request was refused, causing a spat between the Gulf nations in 2015. News of her death sparked an outpouring of condol
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