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UAE authorities coercing Brit to plead guilty following arrest over Qatar t-shirt assault
Following an extended telephone conversation with Ali Issa Ahmad's close friend in the UK, Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, has...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20193 min read
“Bahrain seeks to punish Hakeem through extradition process and show strength to gulf allies”
- Radha Stirling Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai on Hakeem Alaraibi Extradition Trial The disturbing news has broken that...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 1, 20194 min read
UAE still ill treating detained Scotsman Billy Barclay, even after his return to the UK
Edinburgh father Billy Barclay made worldwide headlines in September this year when he was detained for months in Dubai over an alleged...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20173 min read
Top UAE lawyer calls for legal reforms after recent terrifying arrests of 3 Brits
- Jamie Harron, Jamil Mukadam and Billy Barclay Essam Al Tamimi, one of the UAE's most respected lawyers has publicly claimed that the...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 9, 20173 min read
Scottish family man Billy Barclay, accused of passing fake banknote, set to be released from UAE
Scottish family man Billy Barclay is set to be released from UAE this evening after his ordeal involving a fake £20 note. Radha Stirling,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 4, 20171 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 11, 20174 min read
UAE government threatens prisoners over talking to media.
UAE authorities have largely discouraged detainees from talking to the press, often with threats of legal abuse and further detention. It...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 21, 20173 min read
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