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“Brits - Please support veteran Andy Neal & Stop Visiting Dubai!” - desperate father pleads
Desperation is building as army veteran dog handler Andy Neal's imprisonment continues. “I simply can't believe that Dubai can lock up my...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 7, 20195 min read
Australia’s Four Corners to air harrowing story of Princess Latifa’s doomed escape
One year on since a violent raid at sea crushed Sheikha Latifa’s dream of freedom, the BBC Two documentary on her story, Escape from...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 7, 20193 min read
MOU reveals UK-UAE collusion in covering up abuses as Britons languish in Dubai jails
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan with Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt CREDIT: REUTERS The British government...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 4, 20193 min read
Former MP and Shadow Homeland Security Spokesman, Colonel Patrick Mercer, joins the outcry over the
Colonel Patrick Mercer. Former commanding officer of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (left). Andrew Neal (right) Colonel Mercer...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 4, 20194 min read
Can football resolve the feud between Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
The ongoing dispute between Gulf neighbours Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia (with a variety of other countries allied to one side or the...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 28, 20193 min read
Army friends rally support for Andy Neal as Dubai prosecutors claim decision on release will come Th
Army colleagues of Brit father of 2 wrongly imprisoned in Dubai rally to his support. A 44 year old British family man, war hero and PTSD...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 19, 20197 min read
Brit war hero and father of 2 jailed since October after shameful Dubai police misconduct
Detained in Dubai has taken on the case of Andy Neal, detained in Dubai central prison since the 4th of October. Detained in Dubai is in...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 13, 20197 min read
Dubai’s primitive justice system leaves fitness instructor jailed in “medievally cruel” prison witho
When Artur Ligęska went to the Federal Court in Abu Dhabi on January 28th ,2019, after 9 months in detention, he felt hopeful. He had...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 12, 20194 min read
Following Rahaf’s escape from Saudi, Hind Al-Bolooki appoints Radha Stirling to help her escape the
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and UAE country expert witness, spoke with Hind Al-Bolooki from detention in Macedonia, pledging...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 12, 20193 min read
Foreign Investors in Ras Al Khaimah & UAE face jail, Interpol, corruption & business theft
Last month, Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum viewed a number of infrastructure projects for the emirate worth Dh6.5...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 11, 20197 min read
Emirati woman’s asylum plea must be taken as seriously as Rahaf Mohammed
An Emirati woman who fled the UAE has been denied asylum in Macedonia and faces extradition, though she claims she has suffered serious...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 11, 20192 min read
Now Hakeem is free, legal action against Interpol is a must
We congratulate Hakeem Alaraibi upon his release from Thai custody, and the rejection of Bahrain’s request for extradition; and we salute...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 11, 20193 min read
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