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> An American spent the better part of a year in a max security prison there for the high crime of making a video mocking youth culture:

Here's the video - parent is right this is incredibly mild:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUk5CB9kaBY

From the article: "he was charged with endangering state security under a 2012 cybercrimes law that tightened penalties for challenging authorities." "Cassim has been in the maximum security prison at Abu Dhabi since June. In December, he was convicted and sentenced to one year in prison, a fine and deportation."