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Increasing Influence in the UK Media Landscape
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf states have markedly expanded their influence within the UK media sector,...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 28, 20236 min read
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“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...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20214 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
May 10, 20213 min read
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Foreign office urged to save desperate Brits stranded in Dubai
FCO urged to negotiate repatriation flights from UAE that could save British lives Patrick Moody, British Ambassador to UAE “Countless...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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British man detained in UAE after wearing Qatar football shirt to match
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, responds to UAE denials concerning the case of Ali Issa Ahmad “Because of the limited...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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Jamil Ahmed Mukadam, 23 who was arrested allegedly making a rude gesture in traffic -
- has received his passport today and will fly home to England tonight. Jamil Mukadam telephoned Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai who...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 12, 20172 min read
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Parents of Scot held in Dubai for brushing past man in bar speak out
The parents of Jamie Harron, the Scotsman arrested in Dubai for accidentally touching another man’s hip while trying to avoid bumping...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 8, 20173 min read
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Brit facing 3 years jail in Dubai for "public indecency"
Following the recent, frightening arrest and detainment of British family man Billy Barclay, another Scot, Jamie Harron has also fallen...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 6, 20175 min read
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Dangerous UK FCO advice to Billy Barclay could have left him stuck in UAE indefinitely.
Billy Barclay, the Edinburgh man accused of passing a forged £20 note while on holiday in the UAE, and his family told Radha Stirling,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 5, 20172 min read
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Dubai expat business community anxious over theft of foreign investments
Influential Emiratis have cheated expats out of their businesses, cash and assets by falsifying criminal charges and even having them...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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