NB: In this briefing note, the words “citizenship” and “nationality” are used interchangeably, as per the definition of the European Union.*
Over the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has increasingly employed citizenship stripping as a tool of political control and a form of punishment. Since 2011, this concerning trend has reflected a deliberate effort by authorities to employ citizenship deprivation as a means to stifle dissent and silence activists. Moreover, this abusive practice is often extended to families of targeted individuals through revocation of…
