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Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice By Radha Stirling “Having now passed 100 days since the brutal murder of Jamal...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 13, 20194 min read
US citizen missing, while INDIAN INTELLIGENCE CLAIMS:
“Sheikha Latifa is alive and has been taken back to Dubai” American national Jean-Pierre Hervé Jaubert missing from US registered vessel...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 6, 20185 min read
Christian Elombo freed as UAE drops Interpol case for helping Princess Latifa escape
Detained in Dubai is pleased to confirm that Christian Elombo has been freed from Luxembourg prison. The UAE had placed Christian on the...
Detained in Dubai
May 8, 20183 min read
Detained in Dubai press conference regarding the case of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum
- held on Thursday 12th April 2018 The Detained in Dubai Press Conference to discuss the status, address the media and update the public...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 10, 20181 min read
Asa Hutchinson, British girl facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”
- given choice of “signing legal documents written only in Arabic, or go straight to jail.” Asa Hutchinson, the British girl facing jail...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 29, 20172 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,...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20176 min read
Statement from Radha Stirling 17:00, 11 October 2017 re Jamie Harron
Jamie has two open cases against him in Dubai. The first case was for brushing past the man and the second includes allegations of a rude...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 10, 20173 min read
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 7, 20173 min read
Trapped as Dubai dream goes sour. Brits stuck in homelessness nightmare surviving on handouts.
Steven C is in his late 50s. Born in London but raised in the far North of Scotland, he made the move to Dubai in 2002 lured by high,...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 10, 20174 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...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 29, 20166 min read
UAE Detentions without due process continue with no end in sight
Mosaab Ramadan has been held in a detention facility for over 400 days, without having been charged or prosecuted. He is not alone. In...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 26, 20151 min read
Caution: Expect an Increase in Crime Reporting with the introduction of the "Police Eye" I
General Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina, chief of Dubai Police said “Anybody can download the new police application from Apple store and use...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 10, 20151 min read
Beware the UAE Cybercrime Laws
Background: The new Cyber Crimes Laws came into effect in December 2012 (Federal Law No. 5 of 2012) and has recently been published in...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 9, 20152 min read
Chief Technical Officer Jailed in the UAE since October 2014, without charge or conviction
On the 21st of October 2014, Chief Technical Officer of Mobile application company "Duleaf" was detained at Sharjah after having been...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 30, 20153 min read
UAE initiated extradition requests in Spain & Abroad
The UAE has drawn foreigners to its shores for a number of years, attracted to the well marketed allure of a glamorous, affluent...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 21, 20155 min read
Police Check Dubai - Essential Planning
A man was arrested last week on arrival at Dubai International Airport, after a police check returned false negative results. The...
Detained in Dubai
May 20, 20151 min read
Revealed: avoid potential arrest in the UAE with simple police check
A UK charity has urged expats to arrange a criminal check on themselves before returning to the UAE, to avoid being arrested for an...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 23, 20152 min read
Avoid Arrest in the UAE with a simple police check
Have you previously lived in or visited the UAE and plan to return? "Someone almost ran me over at a petrol station. When I complained to...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 22, 20151 min read
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