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Marcus Fakana Dies in Fatal Car Accident After Regaining His Freedom
Marcus Fakana Dies in Fatal Car Accident After Regaining His Freedom
Detained in Dubai
Oct 62 min read
Golden Visa Nightmare - Fraud warning issued.
We're seeing a surge in scams in the UAE - many run by Westerners pretending to be legal experts. They take people's money with no qualifications, and the victims are the ones punished. It's out of control.
Radha Stirling
Detained in Dubai
Aug 42 min read
Urgent UK intervention needed for Lee Murray clemency appeal
British citizen Lee Murray, has now spent 19 years in a Moroccan prison
Detained in Dubai
Jul 273 min read
'Lightning Lee' - Calls for Inquiry into MMA Fighter's 2.5 decade detention in Morocco
The UK Government’s role in the foreign prosecution of British citizen Lee Murray is a warning that the case sets a dangerous precedent for the outsourcing of British justice
Detained in Dubai
Jul 163 min read
BREAKING: Marcus Fakana Returns Home to the UK After Ordeal in Dubai
Detained in Dubai is delighted to confirm that Marcus Fakana returned safely to the United Kingdom on Thursday, the 3rd July, following his months-long prison ordeal in the United Arab Emirates.
Detained in Dubai
Jul 73 min read
Interview With Radha Stirling: Extradition, Human Rights And Political Motives – OpEd
Explore Radha Stirling's insights on extradition, human rights, and political motives.
Detained in Dubai
Feb 65 min read
Calls to pardon SDNY target Chris Emms - British citizen who literally did nothing wrong
Chris Emms is fighting back against the hubris and belligerence of America's assumption of global legal jurisdiction
Detained in Dubai
Jan 234 min read
March for Marcus
Supporters to assemble at Parliament Square and head towards Downing Street to call on the British government to help free Marcus.
Detained in Dubai
Jan 44 min read
Marcus Fakana JAILED
Marcus Fakana begins 1-year prison sentence in Dubai. Hoping for a pardon from @HHShkMohd
& assistance from #UKFCDO @DavidLammy
Detained in Dubai
Dec 30, 20243 min read
Breaking: Irishman charged in Dubai over emojis is FREE
Stuart Quiney faced a harsh sentence in Dubai over allegations he sent “threatening” emojis is currently in flight from Dubai to Dublin.
Detained in Dubai
Dec 18, 20243 min read
If Marcus Fakana spends a single day in prison, it’s on David Lammy
David Lammy is absolutely able to diplomatically secure a non-custodial sentence for Marcus if he does his job as MP and Foreign Secretary.
Detained in Dubai
Dec 18, 20243 min read
18 year old facing Dubai jail over holiday romance stunned at lack of help from David Lammy MP
Detained in Dubai suggests that travel warnings are issued to travellers en route to Dubai at the point of ticket purchase
Detained in Dubai
Dec 5, 20243 min read
Ontario man sentenced to LIFE in Dubai jail over meds
Ontario man sentenced to LIFE in Dubai jail over meds needed for rare Addison's disease.
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20245 min read
Father fears ex wife in Dubai will put him on Interpol
A British father fears he could be listed on Interpol after his wife left him in Dubai under pressure from her strict father.
Detained in Dubai
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Prosecutor Starmer targets citizens & Elon Musk's X
Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International is alarmed at Starmer’s "far right thug" rhetoric
Detained in Dubai
Aug 4, 20242 min read
Irish domestic violence victim detained in Dubai on charges of attempted suicide
Tori Towey moved to Dubai to work with Emirates Airlines but things turned ugly when her new partner began a campaign of abuse.
Detained in Dubai
Jul 9, 20245 min read
Assange: NGO calls for extradition treaty review
In light of the Julian Assange appeal, an Interpol and extradition focussed NGO has called on several Parliamentary Committees to...
Detained in Dubai
May 24, 20244 min read
Biden reviews Julian Assange Indictments to avoid humiliation
The Assange team is ‘hopeful’ for Biden’s review of charges against Julian Assange, but what’s really going on behind the scenes at the...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 19, 20243 min read
English courts must deny Julian Assange Extradition
The UK has more than enough legal reasoning to deny the extradition of Julian Assange but has failed so far to do so, despite having denied
Detained in Dubai
Apr 17, 20243 min read
The Lembit Öpik Show with Radha Stirling
Part 2: TNT's Lembit Öpik invites Radha back for a full hour, talking politics & current affairs. Are we doomed with uni-parties in the...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 16, 20241 min read
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