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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
Young British girl facing jail in Dubai for witnessing argument in hotel lobby, as actual suspects
Asa Hutchinson, a 21 year old Dubai resident was leaving brunch with a group of visiting friends when she witnessed an argument between...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 12, 20173 min read
Man detained in Dubai for "making too much money."
A Malaysian national has been held in the UAE without charge for over half a year, for no other reason than being paid for his work....
Detained in Dubai
Dec 12, 20173 min read
Shock at eight month “spite jailing” of Malaysian national Richard Lau. Imprisoned in Dubai for rece
41 year old Richard Lau, from Kuching, Sarawak State in Malaysia has been in jail for eight months in Dubai for being paid his wages....
Detained in Dubai
Dec 8, 20173 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
The dark side of Dubai
Sneaky selfies, a sleeping Swede and a pair of shattered spectacles. The details of a post-brunch debacle in Dubai are laughably mundane,...
The Times
Dec 4, 20176 min read
Mentally ill American stroke victim held hostage in UAE over debts, free after 2 long years!
David Oliver the American University professor who was held hostage for 2 years in Dubai over personal debts he was unable to pay, is...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Mentally ill American stroke victim "held hostage" in Dubai over missed debt instalments
David Oliver, an American former university professor is a stroke victim with mental health issues. David lost his job teaching in the...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20176 min read
Scottish court denies UAE extradition request of Edinburgh bus driver following expert testimony
- given by Radha Stirling, CEO Detained in Dubai Detained in Dubai applauded Scotland’s decision today to refuse extradition of their...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 17, 20174 min read
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