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Prisoner warns Billy Hood's family “Britain won’t help you”
The question on most families' minds when a loved one is arrested in the Middle East is “will the British foreign office help us?”...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 13, 20212 min read
24 year old pro footballer sentenced to 25 years over CBD in Dubai
The UAE has arrested dozens of foreigners for 'crimes' like having a poppyseed on the bottom of one's shoe, having prescription medicine,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 8, 20218 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
US veteran JAILED in Dubai 'hell hole' over bank debts will never be allowed to leave
Afghanistan soldier with PTSD jailed in Abu Dhabi, reveals hellish prison conditions A 44 year old PTSD sufferer and Afghanistan veteran...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20215 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
“Thank Sheikh Mohammed or else”, British torture victim told
“You make a video just for our internal media purposes or option 2, well you won’t like option 2.” “You make a video just for our...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20214 min read
European Parliament votes to boycott UAE Expo due to human rights issues
Our organisation has consistently highlighted the systematic human rights abuses of the United Arab Emirates for more than a decade. The...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Arrested for cross-dressing in Dubai
A transgender woman was arrested in Dubai last week, accused of cross-dressing. She was thrown into a male prison and deprived of access...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 16, 20213 min read
Brit jailed in Dubai hospitalised for dislocated shoulder 'after prison beating'
A British national has been admitted to a Dubai hospital for surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder sustained in prison, after being...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Brit detained in Dubai undergoes surgery after prison beating
Brit detained in Dubai undergoes surgery from prison beating A British national has been admitted to hospital to repair a dislocated...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 7, 20214 min read
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