Hamad Al-Shamsi is an Emirati human rights defender, social media activist on Twitter, and one of the ninety-four activists (known as UAE 94) convicted in 2013 for having openly criticized the Emirati government and launched a petition for democratic reform. Before seeking refuge in Turkey, where he still lives, he was the manager of internal auditing in Ajman Municipality, UAE.
In the previous episode, Hamad talked about the grossly unfair mass UAE 94 trial that imprisoned dozens of activists solely for exercising their rights to freedom and association. In today's episode (second part of the interview), he will share his personal story and experience being a member of the UAE94 infamous trial.