Qatar under fire for election crackdown on dissident tribe
Qatar’s Interior Ministry tweeted that it seeks the prosecution of seven people, presumably from the Al Murrah tribe, who are charged in connection with the election with publishing “incorrect news.”
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani speaks during the opening of the Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 14, 2019(photo credit: QATAR NEWS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JONATHAN SPYER