Limited election for UAE

December 2, 2005

Friday, 02 December 2005

Candidates for the Federal National Council (FNC) will be able to campaign on radio and television and put up billboards in indirect and limited elections, it was announced yesterday.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan said that the UAE is to hold its first elections, in a move toward reforms.

[Via 7DAYS]

Looks like the Gulf region is up to something. I’m not against elections, but why now? the answer is quite disturbing.

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Freedom for UAE flickr Users

Jan Tik told me that a group of flickr users created a new group to protest the , the group had already attracted around 2500 members.

I urge flickr users to sign the petition and spread the word, 988 people have signed already.
flickr might be nothing but a Website and our protest might not result in unblocking flickr, but we have a voice and we are going to make it heard!

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