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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
Mentally ill American stroke victim held hostage in UAE over debts, free after 2 long years!
David Oliver the American University professor who was held hostage for 2 years in Dubai over personal debts he was unable to pay, is...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Mentally ill American stroke victim "held hostage" in Dubai over missed debt instalments
David Oliver, an American former university professor is a stroke victim with mental health issues. David lost his job teaching in the...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20176 min read
Scottish court denies UAE extradition request of Edinburgh bus driver following expert testimony
- given by Radha Stirling, CEO Detained in Dubai Detained in Dubai applauded Scotland’s decision today to refuse extradition of their...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 17, 20174 min read
Bed-bound British stroke victim detained in Dubai over debt
It's the same story we are all hearing at the moment; people are aghast at the way expats are treated in UAE. Malcolm Munroe is a 70 year...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 9, 20173 min read
Dubai releases Brit under international media pressure, but secretly place him on Interpol watch lis
Jamil Mukadam one of the many recent high profile Brits detained in Dubai for seemingly trivial offences has been released, but the UAE...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Another Scottish victim of the UAE legal system comes forward - "2 years detained in Dubai for
"2 years UAE detention for £2 taxi fare." After the recent cases of Jamie Harron and Billy Barclay, another Scotsman has come forward to...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 6, 20175 min read
Dow Chemical Company abandons employee left brain dead after negligent medical operation in UAE
Imran Hussain, husband and father of four, was rendered permanently brain damaged after Dubai’s Mediclinic malpractice during...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Class action against UK Government for failing in duty of care to British citizens in countries like
A landmark class action against the UK government is being prepared by clients of Radha Stirling and a UK Queen’s Counsel. The action is...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 30, 20174 min read
Ruler of Dubai exonerates Jamie Harron
By special order of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Jamie Harron has been freed. The cases against him have...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 23, 20172 min read
Scotsman Jamie Harron sentenced today to 3 months in Dubai jail for brushing up against man in crowd
Today Jamie Harron was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for accidentally brushing the hip of an Arab customer at the Rock Bottom bar in...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 21, 20172 min read
Jamie Harron has no court date for rude gesture charge. Parents risk to visit Jamie in Dubai.
Jamie Harron has been stuck in Dubai for over 5 months, following allegations of brushing past a German man in a crowded bar. Neuman &...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 19, 20175 min read
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