Before travelling to the US, Jenan was summoned for interrogation by the State Security services. During the interrogation, she was pressured to sign two documents. The first document imposed secrecy regarding the interrogation, forcing her not to mention this meeting to anyone, while the second document demanded that she disowned her father, cut all ties with him, and pledge loyalty to the UAE authorities. However, she refused to sign the papers. This interrogation also happened to Bayan, who was asked to “renew her documents” in 2020 but was instead interrogated by the State Security and asked to sign akin documents. According to our gatherings, similar incidents occurred with many family members of the “UAE94”. Hence, the children residing in the US are no longer able to travel or return back to their country, while Bayan faces numerous obstacles in the UAE and is effectively prevented from joining her family in the US. In February 2022, al-Marzooqi’s family received another phone call from the Nationality and Passports Department informing them that the children’s citizenships had been revoked because children acquire the status of their father, and that his citizenship was revoked as well. They finally received a verbal confirmation of the revocation of their citizenship. However, this affirmation during a call does not constitute an official statement, and UAE authorities persist in withholding any official documents confirming their statelessness. In June 2016, Abdulsalam al-Marzooqi received his last visit from his entire family, and since May 2017, he has been prohibited from contacting his family residing in the US. He was only allowed to call Bayan, but that stopped in November 2022, without being given any warning or explanation by authorities. After Bayan’s visit on 8 August 2017, she was only allowed to visit him two times, the first time was in 2020 after she agreed to go to the State Security where she was interrogated, and the second time was in November 2021. Thus, the last phone call he made to Bayan in November 2022, was the last time that he had been in contact with members of his family. However, even at that time, he was forbidden to discuss his detention conditions77, mirroring the restrictions placed on all UAE94 detainees. Additionally, the authorities failed to pay al-Marzooqi’s pension to him and his family and their bank accounts were frozen. This started even before the revocation of his citizenship but continues to this day. The children also face general hardship when it comes to administrative procedures because of their citizenship revocation. Their statelessness is therefore hindering their enjoyment of a very broad range of human rights. It is important to note that these revocations of citizenship are impossible to appeal as they are completely unofficial and made outside any legal basis. Without receiving a decree confirming their stateless status, individuals lack the necessary legal documentation to challenge the decision. Moreover, considering the precedent set by His family therefore remains completely uninformed about his situation, which violates article 12 of the UDHR which states that “[n]o one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks”. 77 18 Citizenship stripping in the UAE