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Dubai Revises Antiquated Drug Laws
Detained in Dubai was founded following the arrest of Cat Le-Huy who was carrying jet lag remedy melatonin with him to Dubai. He was then...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20213 min read
Radha Stirling and Lord Clement Jones interview with BBC
The family of a British businessman who has had his Dubai jail sentence extended by 20 years despite completing his original 10-year term...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Happy Birthday Billy Hood - Dubai detainees halt investors in luxury property show
A crowd of supporters turned up at Dubai’s biggest Luxury Property Show in London yesterday to show their support for Billy Hood, who...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 28, 20213 min read
Victim outcry as 'torturer' made head of Interpol
Radha Stirling , Interpol expert and head human rights group Detained in Dubai , said the election was a 'near fatal blow to Interpol's...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Billy Hood Birthday Balloons set for Dubai’s Luxury Property Show in London
Tomorrow, Billy Hood will turn 25 years old, the same number of years as the sentence he has been handed by UAE courts after being forced...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 26, 20214 min read
UAE General accused of torture now head of Interpol
While the position is largely ceremonial, Al-Raisi’s election has raised serious concerns among legal experts and activists globally. ...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 25, 20212 min read
Senator Cruz called on to oppose UAE's Interpol Presidency bid
Press Release: Senator Cruz called on to oppose General Raisi Interpol Presidency IPEX (Interpol & Extradition) Reform has called on...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 24, 20212 min read
UAE bid for Interpol Presidency: Statement from Expert Radha Stirling on Al Raisi
Interpol and UAE both under fire for corrupt practices and human rights abuses. Interpol, extradition and UAE expert, Radha Stirling...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 23, 20214 min read
Billy Hood in cockroach infested “solitary confinement” in Abu Dhabi
The 24 year old footballer was sentenced to 25 years in Dubai prison over CBD vape oil left in his car by a visiting friend, is suffering...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 22, 20214 min read
British grandfather jailed in Dubai for crimes he claims he didn’t commit
Says he has witnessed suicides and rape by inmates and been forced to drink from communal toilet. Albert Douglas, 60, from London...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 12, 20214 min read
Dubai’s Deadly Cops: Lee Bradley Brown Inquest 2022
While Ryan Reynolds and various other celebrities take money from Dubai to promote this year’s expo, the more sinister side of the...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 12, 20214 min read
Detained in Dubai - A Scammers Paradise - Millions Lost to Romance Scams
Podcast with Social Catfish and Radha Stirling reveals Dubai scams. Scammers have become aware that stories of injustice, wrongful...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 12, 20212 min read
MY PRISON HELL I’m trapped in hellhole Dubai jail for crime I didn’t commit
AN INNOCENT British grandad has revealed the horrors from inside a hellhole prison in the UAE where he is trapped for a crime he claims...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 11, 20213 min read
“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...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 11, 20213 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
Billy Hood moved to Abu Dhabi over CBD 25 year sentence - hasn’t been heard from
24 year old footballer, Billy Hood, has been moved to Abu Dhabi prison and hasn’t been in ouch since, leaving his family distressed and...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 9, 20213 min read
Interpol Red Notice Abuse: Philip Wood, QC discusses Radha Stirling - Undeterred in Dubai
Philip Wood, QC - The Times "The relentless energy of the campaigners at Detained in Dubai continues to amaze as they take on one case of...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Billy Hood Petition set to become largest in Change
A petition to #FreeBillyHoodhas already gained a record 107,000 signatures since the case was brought to the media two weeks ago. The...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 26, 20212 min read
“Sheikh Mohammed - Save my husband
Naomi Douglas has sent a desperate plea and clemency request to Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, begging him to be merciful upon her husband...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Clemency request for Billy Hood
Clemency request for man sentenced to 25 years over CBD oil sent to HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Billy Hood, a 24 year old who...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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