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Reselling subsidised items could cost you a half a million fine and one year in jail

The penalties will be doubled if the violation is repeated. Those who resell subsidised goods after purchasing them from the licensor can now face up to half a million Qatari…

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News

Workers’ rights activist Malcolm Bidali leaves Qatar following payment of ‘hefty fine’

Security guard and labour rights activist Malcolm Bidali had faced charges of “working for a foreign agent”. A source told Doha News that after weeks in detention amid an ongoing…

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News

Rights groups criticise Qatar following Bidali release

The activist was ordered to pay a fine of QAR 25,000 before leaving the country Human rights organisations have called on Qatar to halt what have been described as “abusive…

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News

QF’s Sheikha Hind responds to student letter on detained security guard

QF chairperson and CEO Sheikha Hind has issued a statement in response to a letter about the case of a detained security guard in Qatar. Some 240 Qatar Foundation (QF)…

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News

Accountant sues former employer in Qatar, after bounced cheque leads to holiday arrest

An Irish accountant, who was arrested in Portugal in 2017 because of a cheque that bounced in Qatar in 2014, is now seeking damages from his former employer. Accountant Bernard…

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UAE releases Omani student convicted in dubious Qatar espionage case

Qatar has denied all allegations and condemned the sentence as unjust. Emirati authorities released an Omani student who was sentenced to life in prison and convicted in an alleged spy…

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Detained Al Jazeera contributor denied medication in Egypt: CPJ

The Egyptian journalist was forcibly arrested last month on alleged “false news” and “terrorism” charges, many of which are related to his work with Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera contributor who…

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News

Qatar court sentences two human traffickers to 10 years in jail

The victims were sexually assaulted and forcibly exploited for services without pay. In a judgment considered a triumph for justice, The Criminal Court of the Court of First Instance has…

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Qatar’s Emir issues annual Ramadan pardons for select prison inmates

While official figures have yet to be released, many of the pardoned prisoners typically hail from manpower-rich countries like India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

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