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World Cup fans unprepared for Doha dangers
“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Radha Stirling statement on Ghafoor arrest in Dubai
Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi, was arrested in Dubai while in transit on his way to Turkey. Ghafoor, and American...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Dubai: Arrested for drugs at airport. What can get you into trouble?
Drugs in Dubai. What can get you into trouble? The list is endless; Herbal tobacco, herb grinders, poppyseeds, cannabis smoked outside...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 3, 2022
- 3 min
FIFA 2022 - Arrests expected in Qatar & the Middle East
Qatar is set to attract millions of football fans to the world cup in November and December with hotels so scarce that many visitors plan...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
#Qatar National Bank extradition request denied
Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an #Interpol Red Notice against an #Australian citizen over “forged bounced cheque” he could not have...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Woman detained in #Greece over #Qatar issued #InterpolRedNotice
Woman detained in #Greece over #Qatar issued #InterpolRedNotice over an alleged £20,000 debt that she was not aware of. Her bank advised...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Australian detained in Czech re Qatar issued QNB Cheque, fighting extradition and Interpol
#Australian man detained in #Czech over #Qatar issued #QNB bounced cheque. He is now fighting #extradition and seeking to remove the...
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Detained in Dubai
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
UAE Interpol Red Notice against Danish citizen is deleted
Danish citizen successfully removed from Interpol. A Danish citizen who was scammed out of $30,000 in the UAE and subjected to an abusive...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jan 20, 2022
- 12 min
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...
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Detained in Dubai
- Dec 16, 2021
- 4 min
China and the UAE: The Long Game
The unipolar world that formed in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which the United States reigned as the...
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Detained in Dubai
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
Noof Al-Maadeed Focus on Qatar human rights after girl goes missing
The 23 year old women’s rights activist was living in exile in Cardiff when she agreed to return to Qatar after authorities promised she...
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Detained in Dubai
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
“Radha Stirling & Peter Tatchell: MPs wined and dined by Qatari royals in £4,000 ‘freebie’”
The four members were hosted by an equestrian club with close ties to the state’s ruling family, whose record on human rights has been...
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Detained in Dubai
- Sep 30, 2021
- 7 min
American woman traumatised after Qatar Interpol warrant
American woman's life has been torn apart by Qatar's abuse of the Interpol Red Notice system, raising serious human rights concerns. New...
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Detained in Dubai
- Sep 4, 2021
- 7 min
Australian, 70, fears he will never meet his new grandchildren - trapped in Qatar
What appeared to be a promising professional opportunity turned into a nightmare for a construction boss. Trapped in a single room, he’s...
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AssociatedPress
- Aug 16, 2021
- 10 min
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two...
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Detained in Dubai
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Brit arrested in Spain over Qatar Interpol warrant
A British woman on holiday in Spain with her friend was arrested after Qatar issued a red notice against her, alleging a cheap plane...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Detained in Dubai
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
Another Qatar Interpol Red Notice removed
Over the past three years, Qatar has significantly increased its use of Interpol’s database, leading to the temporary arrests of a number...
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