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  • NameMohamed Al-Roken
  • RoleHuman rights lawyer who represented victims of human rights abuses and fellow defenders across the United Arab Emirates
  • CountryUnited Arab Emirates
  • Arrested12 Jun 2023
  • StatusImprisoned (serving sentence)
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Mohamed Al-Roken is a human rights lawyer who defended activists and critics of the UAE government. Arrested in 2012, he completed a 10-year sentence in 2022 but was never released. In July 2024 a second mass trial sentenced him to life imprisonment, a verdict made final in March 2025.