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UAE deports rights activist

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A rights group says UAE has deported an online activist to Thailand.

The deportation comes after a wave of detentions this week against at least seven people suspected of plotting against the ruling system in the Western-allied Emirates, which has stepped up pressures on activists following the Arab Spring uprisings.The London-based Emirates Center for Human Rights says Ahmed Abdul Khaleq was deported on Monday on a Comoros Islands passport arranged by UAE authorities.Khaleq is among a group of activists whose citizenship has been pulled by UAE officials after they urged for reforms. Khaleqs website included appeals for greater public voice in the tightly ruled country.UAE officials had no immediate comment.
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