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UAE Bounced Cheques Decriminalised. What’s the reality?
“We only need to look at Qatar to learn what to expect from the UAE”, explains Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai. “Qatar has...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20222 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
3 young Brits released from Dubai after rental car ‘episode’
3 young Brits released from Dubai after rental car ‘episode’. Three 18 year old Londoners faced charges in Dubai over a rental car...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 16, 20222 min read
South Korean Interpol Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling
Interpol and Extradition expert, Radha Stirling announced the deletion of an Interpol Red Notice against her Australian client, issued by...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 15, 20222 min read
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? The Gulf in Justice Podcast asks Brits detained abroad
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? GULF IN JUSTICE PODCAST asks Brits detained abroad Gulf prisoners & human rights victims say “Liz...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20224 min read
“Liz Truss UNFIT for PM” - Brits in Gulf prisons say
Gulf prisoners & human rights victims say “Liz Truss UNFIT for PM” “If she can’t even discharge her duties as Foreign Minister”, says a...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 12, 20223 min read
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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 3, 20223 min read
'I was offered £16,000 to fly to Dubai to fulfil a prince's bizarre fetishes'
By Alahna Kindred News Reporter,17 Jun 2022 Saint Mullan shared a TikTok video that has been viewed more than two million times revealing...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 17, 20224 min read
Podcast: Chris Sweeney talks to:Ep 3: The Real Dubai with Radha Stirling
Radha Stirling is the leading exponent of highlighting human rights abuses and assisting those caught in legal disputes in Dubai, and the...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 12, 20221 min read
Thousands of Brits arrested in Dubai every year for insane 'cybercrimes' like rude texts
Originally By John James in The Daily Star 08:05, 27 MAY 2022 - UPDATED08:12, 27 MAY 2022 A prominent human rights campaigner has warned...
Detained in Dubai
May 27, 20224 min read
Dieter Kellouche freed from Sharjah prison
German national Dieter Kellouche was jailed in Sharjah for offending a Sheikh. He suffered outrageous treatment that led him to go on...
Detained in Dubai
May 11, 20222 min read
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...
Detained in Dubai
May 11, 20223 min read
Saudi Prince uses Interpol to prevent damaging witness testimony
Disgraced Saudi Prince, Turki bin Abdullah; now in prison for corruption; organised a secretive meeting at a luxury oasis in the desert 2...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20224 min read
Steve Long Freed
Steve Long, the man who was arrested in Abu Dhabi because he was afraid, returns to England. The special forces veteran was arrested at...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Israeli woman sentenced to death - Radha Stirling issues statement
In a statement today, Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling who has dealt with numerous drugs related cases, commented on the recent death...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs Face Unfair Persecution, Prosecution, State Harassment & Interpol Abuse
Due Process International vows to end the ruthless persecution of crypto professionals who are forced to enter guilty pleas after...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 5, 20223 min read
FCDO failure in Albert Douglas case
Grandfather Albert Douglas has been held as an economic hostage in Dubai. He has been beaten, tortured and denied his medication, but the...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 27, 20223 min read
Capital flight to UAE undermines human rights
Originally written for and published on The Times of Israel Blogs March 25th, 2022 Anyone concerned about human rights issues must...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 25, 20225 min read
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