construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, on March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo Qatar news
World News vasudev-vasu.blogspot.com read Migrant labourers work at a construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, on March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo Qatar's public prosecution has charged a Kenyan man who has written about migrant rights in the Gulf Arab state with receiving payment to spread disinformation, the government's communication office (GCO) said on Saturday. Malcolm Bidali, who had been writing under a pseudonym, was arrested on May 5 for violating Qatar's security laws, according to a Qatari official. Rights groups have voiced concern that his detention may be in reprisal for human rights work. read more "Mr Bidali has been formally charged with offences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatar," the GCO said in a statement, without elaborating. It said his case was transferred to the Public Prosecution after a thorough investigation and tha