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Qatar: “Free Covid-19 vulnerable Australian and British nationals detained in Doha”
Desperate appeal by families to release vulnerable foreigners detained in Doha. Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Doha and Due Process...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 22, 20203 min read
Expats in Dubai should prepare for consequences of Coronavirus prevention measures
Repercussions for expats in the UAE from the country’s lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus expected to be severe and impact...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 20, 20203 min read
FIFA2022’s host country Qatar told “Free Trapped British Nationals”, detained 73 year old speaks out
Gross human rights violations hidden by UK politicians. British nationals trapped or jailed in Qatar’s desert prison have received...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 11, 202012 min read
Radha Stirling sheds light on appalling rights for women in the Middle East
“It was only due to the media campaign that we launched, and it was pretty difficult at the time too, because it’s a story of a princess esc
Detained in Dubai
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Detained in Dubai warns Brits in Dubai may face retaliatory harassment
Warning to British nationals in Dubai after ruler confirmed international criminal by UK High Court judgment in Princess Haya case....
Detained in Dubai
Mar 7, 20205 min read
Case exposes anti female bias in UAE
- Princesses Haya & Latifa cases reveal discriminatory system from the top American sexual harassment victim arrested in Dubai for...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 5, 20204 min read
Radha Stirling, appointed by Latifa before her abduction, responds to British court ruling
Princess Latifa called on Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai from onboard the vessel she escaped on with spy Hervé Jaubert to help...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 5, 20204 min read
War hero Andy Neal jailed in Abu Dhabi finally returns home after being EXONERATED of drugs charges
UK veteran Andy Neal was arrested in Dubai in late 2018 on the basis of an informant. Despite there being no evidence of drugs in his...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 4, 20202 min read
British Grandfather and former bodyguard/driver to the royal family and top UK politicians, jailed
detained for 5 years in Dubai because of wanted “British fraudsters.” In 2013, British grandfather, and ex military serviceman Robin...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 3, 20206 min read
Former personal assistant to Rob Lowe, Joan Rivers and John Denver facing UAE jail for cybercrime
New life. MB gave up well paid work as a PA for Hollywood’s biggest stars, for travel and a rewarding life teaching in Thailand and India...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 1, 20203 min read
“I plead for your attention and intervention” - Son of André Gauthier, Canadian detained in Dubai,
Alexis has appealed to Sheikh Mohammed in a heartfelt letter, “I cannot emphasise enough how much stress and hardship....
Detained in Dubai
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Political prisoner put in UAE solitary confinement after accusing Dechert lawyers of torture
Lawyer Karam before his imprisonment Following our earlier news item about Karam al Sadeq filing a Claim in the London High Court against...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 24, 20202 min read
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