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Activists stage a rare political protest during the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, advocating for the release of pro-democracy activists imprisoned in the UAE and Egypt. The protest, significant in the UAE, was allowed under U.N guidelines and involved about 25 activists holding pictures of imprisoned individuals, shedding light on the limited freedom of assembly in the UAE.
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