FILE - Activists hold signs during a demonstration for Egypt's jailed leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and Mohamed al-Siddiq, jailed activist, at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad ended Wednesday July 10, 2024 with dozens of people sentenced to life in prison, activists said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)