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UAE Warning: Iran Social Posts Could Land You in Jail
If you are currently in the UAE:
• Avoid posting commentary about the conflict or regional politics
• Do not share unverified footage or security related images
• Refrain from filming government or military locations
• Exercise extreme caution in private messaging apps
Detained in Dubai
Mar 33 min read


Explosions Over Dubai Spark Fear
John Murphy, stuck in the UAE, homeless and sheltering in a Carrefour car park during the attacks
Detained in Dubai
Mar 22 min read


UK Prepares Evacuation Contingencies as Calls Grow to Lift Travel Bans on Britons in Gulf
Detained in Dubai says Brits with travel bans should be allowed to evacuate
Detained in Dubai
Mar 22 min read


Trapped by Debt, Denied Healthcare – A Fight for Survival
No one should have to choose between their health and financial restrictions.
Detained in Dubai
Feb 15, 20251 min read


Mother asks MP’s to push Middle Eastern allies to join Hague Convention on Child Abduction
Millions of British and European nationals live in the Middle East and many more Middle Easterners live in Britain and Europe. As...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 7, 20223 min read


The FCO is broken
The first thing most foreign nationals do when they experience problems abroad is to contact their embassies. It is fair to say that...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20214 min read


Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and host of Gulf in Justice, wishes a Happy New Year!
“What an incredible year in so many ways, full of ups and downs, of setbacks and progress. We have seen such unprecedented abuses within...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 31, 20203 min read


New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Joseph Sarlak, Australian jailed in Doha by Qatari Royal
In this new episode, Radha Stirling interviews for the first time, Australian national Joe Sarlak, who has been detained in Doha for many...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20202 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


BREAKING: Canadian whistleblower faces extradition for exposing UAE financial scandal
A little over a month ago, in the middle of the night, Alexis Gauthier received a message from his father: “Tell your mother and your...
Detained in Dubai
May 25, 20194 min read


“Bahrain seeks to punish Hakeem through extradition process and show strength to gulf allies”
- Radha Stirling Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai on Hakeem Alaraibi Extradition Trial The disturbing news has broken that...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 1, 20194 min read
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