A number of activists on Twitter announced the death of Alaa Al-Siddiq following a traffic accident in the British capital, London, without revealing further details.

Who is Alaa Al-Siddiq?

She is the daughter of the preacher and Sharia professor, Muhammad Al-Siddiq, who has been imprisoned since 2012, and was tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison in the "UAE 94" case.

UAE 94

The UAE 94 was a mass trial that took place in the United Arab Emirates in 2013. 94 activists openly criticized the government and launched a petition for democratic reform.

The list of accused included judges, academics, lawyers and student leaders, all of whom hold Emirati citizenship.

The details of the case indicated that the defendants allegedly established a secret group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

It is noteworthy that the formation of political parties is prohibited in the UAE.

Alaa is wanted by the authorities of her country due to her human rights activism, which began with the arrest of her father, who is supposed to be released soon, followed by a three-year probation outside the detention center.

Alaa headed the "ALQST Organization", a London-based human rights organization that works to promote human rights and document violations through a number of reports, news and research.

ALQST was founded in August 2014 by Yahya Asiri, a former officer in the Royal Saudi Air Force, with the aim of documenting and publishing human rights violations.

Siddiq left Qatar where she had resided for a period, towards London, to obtain political asylum there after the Emirati citizenship was drawn from her, her father and brothers.

On Twitter, Siddiq posted a video clip where she explained the details of the arrest of her father and his prison sentence.