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UAE Warning: Iran Social Posts Could Land You in Jail
If you are currently in the UAE:
• Avoid posting commentary about the conflict or regional politics
• Do not share unverified footage or security related images
• Refrain from filming government or military locations
• Exercise extreme caution in private messaging apps

Detained in Dubai
Mar 33 min read


Explosions Over Dubai Spark Fear
John Murphy, stuck in the UAE, homeless and sheltering in a Carrefour car park during the attacks

Detained in Dubai
Mar 22 min read


UK Prepares Evacuation Contingencies as Calls Grow to Lift Travel Bans on Britons in Gulf
Detained in Dubai says Brits with travel bans should be allowed to evacuate

Detained in Dubai
Mar 22 min read


CAGED FIGHTER Wife of Brit MMA fighter jailed for UK’s largest £53m cash heist begs for his release after 19 years in Morocco prison
Lee Murray - 20 years in prison!

Detained in Dubai
Feb 271 min read


Reform Courts UAE Influence But Will It Protect British Citizens?
UAE soft power and deepening relations should help Brits but it hasn't so far

Detained in Dubai
Feb 253 min read


Twenty Years Is Enough Why It Is Time to Bring Lee Murray Home
Lee Murray has spent twenty years in a Moroccan prison. Limited access to family. Deteriorating health that now requires proper medical assessment and care. For any human being, that is an extraordinary price.

Detained in Dubai
Feb 233 min read


Rising Use of UAE Laws by Ex-Spouses to Target Partners
Rising Use of UAE Laws by Ex-Spouses to Target Partners

Detained in Dubai
Feb 54 min read


Lee Andrews’ Highlights Brutal Conditions and the Hidden Punishment After “Release”
“Lee Andrews’ complaint about prison conditions echoes what we hear repeatedly. Our client Albert Douglas has just spoken publicly about being beaten, tortured and left with broken bones while imprisoned in the UAE. These are not isolated incidents.”

Detained in Dubai
Feb 43 min read


18 Years Fighting Injustice: Detained in Dubai's Unbreakable Legacy
Human Rights Leader Radha Stirling reflects on 18 years on service Detained in Dubai celebrates EIGHTEEN years of incredible work! Wow! Detained in Dubai is now 18 years old and has helped more than twenty five thousand people over its nearly two decades of operation. “It’s hard to believe it was 18 years ago that my friend and colleague was arrested in Dubai. It almost feels like yesterday”, reflects Detained in Dubai founder Radha Stirling . “I am endlessly grateful tha

Detained in Dubai
Jan 235 min read


Tortured Grandfather to be freed from Dubai jail after UN ruling
Albert Douglas, left, set to be released for Christmas. Radha Stirling, right, of Detained in Dubai worked with the United Nations to secure his release. United Nations Rules UAE must free and compensate British Grandfather beaten and tortured in prison. Family expects Albert will be home for Christmas. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has issued a landmark ruling (attached) in the case of British citizen Albert Douglas , finding that his impr

Detained in Dubai
Dec 9, 20252 min read


Digital ID will hand authoritarian regimes an unprecedented weapon
Mass warrantless surveillance a risk to every citizen, says human rights advocate, Radha Stirling.

Detained in Dubai
Oct 15, 20253 min read


British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for sex with 17-year-old girl is killed in crash after car failed to stop for police
Marcus Fakana, 19, died in Tottenham, north London, at around 1am on Friday after a car he was a passenger in failed to stop when being blue-lighted by the Metropolitan Police.

Detained in Dubai
Oct 4, 20256 min read


TRAPPED: British Soldier, Homeless in Dubai “I Haven’t Eaten in 4 Days”
Former British soldier and Irish grandfather John Murphy, 59, is stranded, destitute, and in urgent need of medical care in Dubai after being exonerated of false charges that first landed him in jail.

Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Irish Grandfather’s Fight to Survive on the Streets of Dubai
Although innocent, Murphy has never been able to rebuild his life. Instead, he has been left in legal limbo for years. Homelessness is illegal in Dubai, but when Murphy tried to surrender himself to police, they refused to take him in.

Detained in Dubai
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Mia O’Brien’s Appeal Looms
As Mia O’Brien’s Appeal Looms, Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai Warns of Flawed Evidence and Repeat Failures in Dubai Justice System

Detained in Dubai
Sep 12, 20252 min read


UK Becomes the Eighth Emirate: Radha Stirling Warns of Alarming Free Speech Crackdown
The UK is mirroring the UAE's draconian cybercrime laws and putting every foreign visitor to England at risk

Detained in Dubai
Sep 9, 20253 min read


Employment Disputes in Dubai Turn into INTERPOL Risks
Employment Disputes in Dubai Turn into INTERPOL Risks

Detained in Dubai
Aug 19, 20253 min read


Still Haunted by Old Dubai Debts - Why Proactive INTERPOL Prevention is Essential
Still Haunted by Old Dubai Debts - Why Proactive INTERPOL Prevention is Essential

Detained in Dubai
Aug 18, 20253 min read


Golden Visa Nightmare - Fraud warning issued.
We're seeing a surge in scams in the UAE - many run by Westerners pretending to be legal experts. They take people's money with no qualifications, and the victims are the ones punished. It's out of control.
Radha Stirling

Detained in Dubai
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Urgent UK intervention needed for Lee Murray clemency appeal
British citizen Lee Murray, has now spent 19 years in a Moroccan prison

Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20253 min read
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