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UAE authorities coercing Brit to plead guilty following arrest over Qatar t-shirt assault
Following an extended telephone conversation with Ali Issa Ahmad's close friend in the UK, Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, has...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20193 min read
British man detained in UAE after wearing Qatar football shirt to match
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, responds to UAE denials concerning the case of Ali Issa Ahmad “Because of the limited...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 6, 20192 min read
Brit arrested in Dubai for wearing Qatar football top - FCO need to increase UAE travel warning
British citizen Ali Issa Ahmad has been arrested in the UAE for wearing a Qatar national football team shirt, and potentially faces a 15...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 5, 20192 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
Debt persecution in UAE likely to worsen in 2019
Slow economic growth in the UAE connected with lower oil prices, and the property market’s consistent failure to live up to expectations,...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 17, 20193 min read
Calls for Dubai LitFest Boycott over free speech & human rights concerns
- Mary Robinson announces withdrawal Calls for Dubai LitFest Boycott over free speech concerns Dubai will hold its annual literary...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 15, 20192 min read
US citizen missing, while INDIAN INTELLIGENCE CLAIMS:
“Sheikha Latifa is alive and has been taken back to Dubai” American national Jean-Pierre Hervé Jaubert missing from US registered vessel...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 6, 20185 min read
Frightening precedent for UAE population - Lawyer imprisoned for 10 years
- for "defaming the government” over civil rights discussions. Ahmed Mansoor, jailed for 10 years under UAE's cybercrime laws The ruling...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 1, 20183 min read
United Nations demand answers on enforced disappearance of Sheikha Latifa
The United Nations has demanded answers from the United Arab Emirates over the enforced disappearance of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum, and...
Detained in Dubai
May 15, 20182 min read
Christian Elombo freed as UAE drops Interpol case for helping Princess Latifa escape
Detained in Dubai is pleased to confirm that Christian Elombo has been freed from Luxembourg prison. The UAE had placed Christian on the...
Detained in Dubai
May 8, 20183 min read
Detained in Dubai press conference regarding the case of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum
- held on Thursday 12th April 2018 The Detained in Dubai Press Conference to discuss the status, address the media and update the public...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Dubai bank raises Interpol Red Notice for bounced cheque leading to arrest of expat customer
- leading to arrest of expat customer now facing extradition proceedings in Europe. Dubai bank, during customer lead active negotiations,...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 18, 20183 min read
Priti Patel, MP responds to requests for support from 21 yr old Asa Hutchinson, trapped in Dubai.
21 Year old Asa Hutchinson is facing prison in Dubai for being in the vicinity of a dispute between some young British boys and Swedish IBM executive, Bjorn Roden
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20184 min read
Asa Hutchinson, British girl facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”
- given choice of “signing legal documents written only in Arabic, or go straight to jail.” Asa Hutchinson, the British girl facing jail...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Flaw in Dubai legal system leaving British visitors vulnerable.
- Asa Hutchinson case only the tip of the iceberg Asa Hutchinson. British woman currently fighting for her freedom in the United Arab...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20173 min read
Connor Clements appeal to be ruled on 3 days before Christmas.
Brit facing 2 years jail in Dubai for using legal marijuana medication in England 3 weeks before. On the 21st December, 3 days before...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20174 min read
UAE still ill treating detained Scotsman Billy Barclay, even after his return to the UK
Edinburgh father Billy Barclay made worldwide headlines in September this year when he was detained for months in Dubai over an alleged...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20173 min read
American stroke victim held hostage in UAE over debts
David, who has suffered a stroke since his detention started and also suffered a series of traumas in the Dubai jail system (including...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20172 min read
Paralysed British stroke victim “held hostage” in Dubai over business debt.
71 year old British pensioner Malcolm Munroe has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke in 2013 that left him paralysed and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 6, 20173 min read
Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson.....
Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson, and who secured the release from Dubai of Jamie Harron, Billy Barclay and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20176 min read
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