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Breaking news, press releases and expert analysis on legal issues, wrongful detentions, and travel risks in the UAE and surrounding regions. Our press releases are reported on television, radio and print media across the world.
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The implications of a “GCCPol” listing: Living as a "wanted person" in the gulf...
We are contacted relentlessly by people who are concerned that they may be listed on the gulf region´s version of Interpol, GCCPol,...
Detained in Dubai
May 9, 20162 min read
Censorship: UAE blocks organisation detainedindubai.org & radhastirling.com
One of the main ways a government can prove its commitment to Human Rights and the Rule of Law, is by providing independent avenues for...
Radha Stirling
May 9, 20162 min read
Private funding of Interpol: another slam to credibility
It has recently come to light that Interpol has begun to receive funding from major corporations. Industries from tobacco to...
Detained in Dubai
May 9, 20162 min read
Extradition News: UAE applies to Spain for the extradition of a British National
The UAE is increasing its efforts to extradite foreign nationals who have returned to their own countries. A number of the extradition...
Radha Stirling
May 5, 20163 min read
British National arrested in December at Dubai Mall for alleged crossdressing was handed a fine
A British National holidaying in Dubai was arrested in a Dubai Mall after a security guard asked that he accompany him to his office,...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 10, 20162 min read
Interview with Farzan Athari: Swedish Iranian Male Model, TV Host who sang his way out of prison
Farzan Athari speaks with Detained in Dubai, following his release from Dubai Central Jail... Background Information Farzan Athari was...
Radha Stirling
Jan 29, 20166 min read
Bank´s debt collection and enforcement agencies outrage customers with cowboy style harassment
"It is no secret that UAE banks have stepped up their efforts to enforce debts internationally and of course, there is nothing wrong with...
Radha Stirling
Jan 19, 20166 min read
Don’t Confess - Protect yourself if you are arrested or questioned by police...
Read the Crime section of any of the local UAE newspapers, and you are bound to come across this sentence in nearly every story: "Police...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 16, 20164 min read
Family Law & Consequence in the UAE
We have worked on several family matters in the UAE, most involving other EU countries. Certainly countries will take foreign Court...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 15, 20165 min read
Emirates NBD hires debt collectors to chase expat defaulters in the US, UK
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, is one of a number of local UAE lenders who have hired British and American debt collection agencies...
Arabian Business Magazine
Jan 15, 20162 min read
Press Release: UK Courts Rule Today Against UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday
This afternoon, the Westminster Magistrates Court ruled against the UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday who had been accused...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 22, 20152 min read
Spotlight on Dubai Debt
2015 has brought more debt victims to our doors than any other year save for the crash in 2009 that left countless foreign residents...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20153 min read
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