William Noun: "I was at a funeral & suddenly I saw everyone picking up their phones & saying ‘Bitar is back!’ What do you mean Bitar is back?! It was a beautiful shock but we want to be sure no one stands in his way."
Sep 2, 2021 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Meet Ken.
The 31-year-old had a job as a clerk in Abu Dhabi, where he had lived since 2017. Here, he's on a plane heading back to Uganda - a flight he never planned to take.
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Ken was among 700+ African workers arrested in Abu Dhabi the night of June 24-25.
The raids had "no legal justification", said @euromedhr & @impactpolicies - who first documented them.
Full story is in link, but read the thread for Ken's story.
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