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Rights group says UAE has detained U.S. lawyer who represented Khashoggi

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Asim Ghafoor is a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney. He previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was detained on July 14 at Dubai airport en route to Istanbul to attend a family wedding. A senior United States administration official said the United States was aware of the detention.

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The Independent

US lawyer who defended Jamal Khashoggi is detained in the UAE

President Joe Biden invited UAE President Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit the United States as the two leaders sat down together on Saturday

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

UAE detains U.S. lawyer for Khashoggi on money laundering charges

United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said U.S.-based rights group DAWN of whose board Ghafoor is a member.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Rights group says UAE has detained U.S. lawyer who represented Khashoggi

(Reuters) - United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said U.S.-based rights group DAWN of whose board Ghafoor is a member. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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Channel News Asia

US lawyer who represented Khashoggi detained in UAE, rights group says

United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a US citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said US-based rights group DAWN of whose board Ghafoor is a member. A senior US administration official, when asked on Saturday (Jul 16

2 years ago·Singapore

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The Hill

Human rights group says UAE has detained lawyer who represented Khashoggi

A human rights group alleged on Friday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) detained a lawyer that previously represented the slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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