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UAE Investment Warning by tortured London businessman
In a most egregious attack, those who are responsible for the safety and protection of people in their custody, took advantage of their...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 2, 20224 min read
Stirling hails progress in detention of American over Egypt criticism
Urgent diplomatic intervention required. American citizen Sherif Osman, who was arrested in Dubai earlier this month and faces...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 28, 20223 min read
How to end your UAE debt nightmare
Irresponsible lending Every expat knows the story. On any given workday you may receive upwards of five calls from loan and card agents...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Debt in Dubai - Press & Information Pack
Living in the UAE inevitably comes with persistent offers for mortgages, loans and credit cards from profit hungry local banks and their...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Interpol Red Notices Damage Reputations: How to Recover.
Interpol Red Notice reports have a devastating effect on people’s lives. Victims can lose their visa status, employment, security...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20223 min read
UAE debt statute of limitations
The UAE economy was suffering badly even before the pandemic according to many experts. This 2018 article explains how the desert country...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Brit Charged under UAE Cybercrime Laws for Publishing a Court Order on LinkedIn
Expat Entrepreneurs left in ruin by Dubai companies who never pay are then charged under Cybercrime laws for publishing court orders. A...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 21, 20224 min read
"The Dubai Debt Trap" - The Economist, Dec 2021
Ryan Cornelius hadn’t even intended to set foot outside Dubai airport. When he boarded a flight from Karachi on May 21st 2008, he planned...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 16, 202128 min read
U.S. grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay
Missouri /California grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over mainly debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay. Man jailed and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 9, 20214 min read
Dubai Prisoners Slam Foreign Office
Politicians and families put FCDO under fire in tomorrow's debate. Billy Hood’s heartbroken mother, Breda Guckion, has expressed her...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 8, 20215 min read
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...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 30, 20217 min read
Radha Stirling - Inspiring Business Leader 2021 Feature
The man’s voice was shaking on the telephone, “I’ve just been held at the airport, they say it is on an Interpol Red Notice from the UAE,...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 20, 20215 min read
Open Letter: Consular officials slammed in letter to MP over Albert Douglas' detention in Dubai
Albert Douglas's son, Wolfgang, has sent hundreds of letters to Ambassadors, Consular officials and MP's to raise his father's...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 28, 20213 min read
Vendettas by RAK ruler alarm foreign investors
Summary: A years-long campaign to slander and jail former RAK investment head Khater Massaad and persecution of RAKIA & RAKFTZA staff...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 25, 20212 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
NY Court orders damages for man targeted by UAE Sheikh & his US agents because he “knew too much”
New York District Court orders damages in claim against agents of “corrupt UAE ruler” who “targeted him due to his intricate knowledge of...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 18, 20215 min read
Scots grandad 'held hostage' in Dubai over bounced cheque returns home to family
A Scots grandad who was held as a 'debt hostage' in the Middle East after a cheque bounced has been allowed to return home in time for...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 4, 20211 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
The United Arab Emirates is trying to rebrand its image by making changes to its legal system
...Radha Stirling, who founded the advocacy group Detained in Dubai, said the fear of losing expats and investors has triggered the legal...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Will new peace deals help Miami woman detained in Dubai?
Miami accountant, Danielle Jeffries, 58, had hoped she’d be home this Christmas to see her 93 year old mother who had just survived...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 27, 20203 min read
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