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Detained in Dubai
Oct 14, 20215 min read
Billy Hood - what will the British FCDO do to help the footballer sentenced to 25 years for CBD oil?
Billy Hood has been sentenced to remain in Dubai's notorious prison until his 49th birthday. But what is the UK Embassy and British FCDO...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Billy Hood - what will the British FCDO do to help the footballer sentenced to 25 years for CBD oil?
Billy Hood has been sentenced to remain in Dubai's notorious prison until his 49th birthday. But what is the UK Embassy and British FCDO...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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?”...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20214 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...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20212 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...
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Detained in Dubai
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Gulf in Justice Podcast with Radha Stirling - interview with Wolfgang Douglas. #FreeAlbert Campaign
Shocking interview with Wolfgang Douglas reveals Albert Douglas has been suffering a dislocated shoulder since being beaten in a UAE...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Andy Slaughter, MP criticises FCDO & calls for UK government action on the Gulf in Justice Podcast
Andy Slaughter discusses how human rights are being overlooked with UAE trade deals being prioritised by the British government. The MP...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 13, 20214 min read
“Don’t support Dubai Expo”, warn British investors
Escalating diplomatic efforts for Brit detained in Dubai British investors have warned businesses and investors to avoid Dubai Expo over...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20214 min read
The FCO is broken
The first thing most foreign nationals do when they experience problems abroad is to contact their embassies. It is fair to say that...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 2, 20214 min read
“Please save his life Sheikh Mohammed”, pleads wife of Dubai detainee
“Please save his life Sheikh Mohammed”, pleads wife of Dubai detainee In a heartfelt letter hand delivered to the UAE Embassy in London,...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Albert Douglas’s son finally in UK after Dubai ordeal
Albert Douglas’s son, Albert Coleman Jr was finally able to leave Dubai after months long ordeal that his brother describes as a “hostage...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Lady Whitaker raises Parliament question about Brit detained in Dubai
60 year old grandfather, Albert Douglas, was the subject of a parliamentary question raised by Lady Whitaker: Question: To ask Her...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Torture in the Emirates
Lady Whitaker and Andy Slaughter, MP have voiced their serious concerns to the Foreign Office over the UAE’s treatment of British...
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Detained in Dubai
May 31, 20214 min read
Baroness and MP call for increased travel warnings to UAE and Sanctions
Baroness Janet Whitaker and Andy Slaughter, MP have called on Rt Hon. Dominic Raab, MP to increase FCO travel warnings to the UAE, as...
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Detained in Dubai
May 21, 20213 min read
Bring Albert Home from Dubai campaign gathers pace as Romany Gypsy supporters rally in London
British Romany Gypsy businessman Albert Douglas imprisoned and tortured in United Arab Emirates prison system Grandfather of five Albert...
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LincolnshireLive
May 16, 20213 min read
Family's desperate plea to save grandfather Albert from 'totally inhumane' Dubai jail
A family is appealing for a grandfather to be released from a Dubai jail after he was imprisoned following the downfall of his son's...
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Detained in Dubai
May 9, 20213 min read
FCO talks to grandfather beaten & forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail
Press Release: FCO talks to grandfather beaten & forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail 60 year old Albert Douglas testified to being...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 30, 20216 min read
Ailing grandfather detained in Dubai for son’s ‘bounced cheques’, desperate for help
60 year old Londoner, Albert Douglas, made a brave attempt to cross to Oman after losing faith in Dubai’s justice system. He had stayed...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Celebrity support increases for grandfather detained in Dubai
A popular ‘Absolutely Ascot’ star issued a call for sixty year old Albert Douglas’s release from a Dubai jail. “Albert Douglas, has been...
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