An inky night envelops Ajman, the eponymous capital of the smallest of the seven United Arab Emirates, bordering the Persian Gulf.
In the darkness, a dozen silhouettes in uniform approach the home of Ahmed Mansoor.
It is 11:55 p.m. on March 19, 2017, when security force agents enter the home of this 48-year-old engineer, poet and freedom activist, leader of the NGO Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR).
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