As RePRESSed noted in a recent update, Shezanne Cassim, the US citizen who was jailed in the UAE for a parody YouTube video, has been deported from the UAE and is finally back in his home state of Minnesota. “I think there’s a misconception that I broke a law,” he told reporters of the local […]
UPDATE: Shez Cassim Back Home After Months in UAE Jail
Posted January 14th, 2014 at 5:14 pm (UTC+0)
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UPDATE: UAE Sentences American Spoof Film Maker to One Year in Jail
Posted December 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 pm (UTC+0)
In follow up to an earlier post, an American citizen is among eight youths in Dubai who have been convicted of “defaming the UAE society’s image abroad” and sentenced to jail terms ranging from eight months to one year. Minnesota resident Shezanne Cassim, along with two Indian co-defendants, received the longest prison sentences — one […]
