` It is deplorable that Qatar , which likes to paint itself internationally as a country that promotes freedom of expression , is indulging in what appears to be such a flagrant abuse of that right , '' Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was jailed in Thursday . His `` Jasmine Poem '' was critical of Middle East governments . He was arrested over a passage critical of Sheikh Muhammed ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami . Arab Spring official calls the case `` deplorable ''
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was jailed in Thursday . His `` Jasmine Poem '' was critical of Middle East governments . He was arrested over a passage critical of Sheikh Muhammed ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami . Arab Spring official calls the case `` deplorable ''