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Detained in Dubai - 17 Years of Service
Human rights and legal organisation, Detained in Dubai, has saved countless lives over its 17 years of service.
Detained in Dubai
Feb 13 min read
Biden reviews Julian Assange Indictments to avoid humiliation
The Assange team is ‘hopeful’ for Biden’s review of charges against Julian Assange, but what’s really going on behind the scenes at the...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Lembit Öpik interviews Radha Stirling on world politics, foreign policy and censorship.
Born in Northern Ireland in 1965 to Estonian parents, Lembit Öpik studied Economics, then Philosophy at Bristol University. In 1988, He...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Sheikh Offers Compensation for Hacking
Radha Stirling hails Azima Judgment in RAK case The recent victories in the case of Farhad Azima against the criminal activities of the...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex
Press Release: Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex A 28 year old Italian pilot has been held in Dubai after an ex-girlfriend...
Detained in Dubai
May 29, 20224 min read
14 Years: Detained in Dubai
“It is such an honour to be approaching a decade and a half of service”, said Radha Stirling, the organisation’s founder, who has faced...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 20, 202212 min read
Detained in Dubai: The Scammer’s Gold Mine — People Search — Socialcatfish.com
On the morning of October 4, 2021, our story prospector’s phone screen lit up with a Gmail notification. It was from a woman named Yvette...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 11, 20215 min read
United Arab Emirates ‘Hacking Mystery’ - New York Times Report
A case that began with a feud in the United Arab Emirates, stretched from the U.S. to India and is now playing out in the British courts...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 25, 202112 min read
European Parliament votes to boycott UAE Expo due to human rights issues
Our organisation has consistently highlighted the systematic human rights abuses of the United Arab Emirates for more than a decade. The...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Detained in Dubai - by CEO Radha Stirling & Warning
Detained in Dubai - Information and warnings Detained in Dubai is an organisation founded in 2008 by Radha Stirling a leading human...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 19, 20215 min read
Detained in Dubai clients targeted by UAE hired Israeli intel firms
TEL AVIV (Monitoring desk): A report last week accusing a private Israeli intelligence firm of impersonating journalists in order to...
The Frontier Post
Apr 17, 20215 min read
Detained in Dubai talks to Times of Israel on shady Israeli intel
Time of Israel Investigates: "Impersonation nation? Israeli intel firms’ shady methods spotlighted in UAE flap" A report last week...
Times Of Israel
Apr 16, 20215 min read
Cosmopolitan covers Detained in Dubai
Going on holiday or on a backpacking adventure is a lot of fun; it's why so many people do it. But something that could ruin that fun big...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20219 min read
Detained in Dubai's 13th Anniversary
Thirteen years ago, Radha Stirling for the first time, navigated Dubai’s complex and foreign legal system to secure the release of her...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 21, 20212 min read
New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Israeli’s mis-sold the elusive “Dubai dream”
Discussed: RISKS to Israelis keen to invest in Dubai - Sean Hannity weighs in. The Israeli commerce sector is excited for reciprocal...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Meet our CEO, Radha Stirling.
Meet our CEO, Radha Stirling. Stirling founded the organisation in 2008 in response to ever increasing requests to help people who faced...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Second victim sues UK lawyers Dechert’s Neil Gerrard for UAE human rights abuses
Jihad Quzma, former legal advisor to Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, sues Dechert for UAE human rights violatons
Detained in Dubai
Oct 15, 20204 min read
Alleged hacking of Catalan politician’s phone heightens fears of misuse of spyware by Gulf States
Hacking by Gulf States
Detained in Dubai
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice By Radha Stirling “Having now passed 100 days since the brutal murder of Jamal...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 13, 20194 min read
Dangerous UK FCO advice to Billy Barclay could have left him stuck in UAE indefinitely.
Billy Barclay, the Edinburgh man accused of passing a forged £20 note while on holiday in the UAE, and his family told Radha Stirling,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 5, 20172 min read
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