The United Arab Emirates has sentenced 57 Bangladeshi residents to lengthy terms in prison for protesting in solidarity with people in Bangladesh over job quotas. According to an official Emirati news agency, some of the protesters have been given life sentences and others between 10 and 11 years. Protests are banned in the UAE, a country with a track record of stifling dissent. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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