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Interpol abuse spotlighted after Iran Red Notice against Donald Trump
Interpol Red Notice abuse highlighted by Iran's reporting of US President Donald Trump
Detained in Dubai
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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Dangerous escalation of Gulf actions against Americans & British under spotlight
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against a Gulf actor, this time for “ordering staff to kill Americans on US soil”. But this is, by no...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 20, 20203 min read
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Miami woman detained in Dubai for starting her own accountancy business “suffered racism”.
Miami accountant Danielle Jeffries, 58, is the latest American to face the Dubai justice system where she’s been sentenced to jail, a hefty
Detained in Dubai
Jun 16, 20205 min read
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Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed orders release of Canadian whistleblower André Gauthier
While Canadian citizen Andre Gauthier sits in a Dubai jail, inexplicably charged with the fraud he was instrumental in uncovering at Gold...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Scottish Mum abandoned for 6 years and left to pay husband’s debt after he flees the country
Scottish Mum abandoned for 6 years and left to pay husband’s debt after he flees the country
Detained in Dubai
Jun 14, 20204 min read
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Duped migrant workers face modern day slavery in Qatar
Qatar offers up Asian and African workers like real life slaves. It is a kin to human trafficking when someone like Jonnadula agrees to...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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Emirates Airline layoffs leave pilots & cabin crew at risk of imprisonment or Interpol Red Noti
“It’s like a repeat of 2009, only worse”, said Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai. “Last time the economy took a huge hit, pilots...
Radha Stirling
Jun 11, 20206 min read
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Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai comments on Alaskan man who laundered $1B for Iran via UAE
Money laundering in the UAE has been a major issue for years, and it continues to be something of an open secret that individual emirates ma
Detained in Dubai
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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Stirling: Qatar’s UK business holdings should support wrongfully detained expats
Due Process International CEO identifies Qatar investments in UK as possible impediment to govt intervention for citizens detained in...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 1, 20203 min read
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Dechert partner Neil Gerrard fails to rebut allegations of human rights abuses
Deputy Judge Andrew Lenon QC has now handed down his judgment in the case of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) v Farhad Azima....
Detained in Dubai
May 28, 20203 min read
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70% of businesses in Dubai may not survive Covid-19 lockdown; Stirling advises business owners to ge
70% of businesses in Dubai may not survive Covid-19 lockdown; Stirling advises business owners to get out before it is too late If strict...
Detained in Dubai
May 22, 20203 min read
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For women in Qatar, lockdown is nothing new
Women’s rights in Qatar not enshrined in law. Male Guardianship rules force women to flee oppression. When it comes to the issue of...
Detained in Dubai
May 21, 20203 min read
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