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Kenyan guard who wrote on Qatar abuses fined, leaves country

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kenyan security guard who wrote compelling dispatches under a pseudonym about the challenges of living as a low-wage worker in Qatar and advocated for their rights has been freed from his monthslong detention. Activists say Malcolm Bidali faced a $6,800 fine and had his mobile phone and social media accounts seized by Qatari authorities. A migrant rights group covered the fine costs. They say Bidali’s conviction was “handed down without him ever having been formally charged, brought before a court or even informed of the nature of the criminal charges he was facing.” Qatar’s government did not respond to a request for comment.

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