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Priti Patel, MP responds to requests for support from 21 yr old Asa Hutchinson, trapped in Dubai.
21 Year old Asa Hutchinson is facing prison in Dubai for being in the vicinity of a dispute between some young British boys and Swedish IBM executive, Bjorn Roden
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20184 min read
Malaysian national Richard Lau finally released following successful campaign
Malaysian national Richard Lau released from nearly a year's detention without charge following media campaign and intervention by...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Lau hopes for freedom before Chinese New year after 10 months UAE detention, thanks to Malaysian For
Malaysian Foreign Minister discusses Richard Lau case; set to visit citizen detained without charge in UAE for 10 months. Renewed hope...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 15, 20182 min read
Richard Lau release from 10 months of detention without charge imminent
Richard Lau, Malaysian national detained without charge for almost a year is due for imminent release, following intervention from...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 15, 20182 min read
UAE legal abuse and wrongful convictions in absentia, Interpol and licensing repercussions
The dangers of investing and doing business in Dubai have been published worldwide, particularly since the country itself essentially...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20185 min read
Distraught father pleas for IBM exec to drop charges against innocent daughter Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson, the young British woman possibly facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”, was discussed on...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20183 min read
French national Reda Boulahdid and wife tell of blackmail ordeal by UAE customs officials
Mr. Boulahdid who is represented by UK legal group Detained in Dubai, says that his nightmare began with what he thought was a joke. A...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20184 min read
UK based NGO Detained in Dubai celebrate 10 years of success
Ten years after forming Detained in Dubai to support foreign visitors and residents suffering human and civil rights abuses in the United...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20182 min read
American citizen facing 7 years in Dubai jail for using the word “bitch” on Instagram.
An American entrepreneur and former inspirational speaker who was trying to make a future for himself and his family in Dubai has fallen...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20187 min read
Visitors to Dubai at “great risk” of being jailed under “cybercrime laws” that affect whatsapp etc
In the UAE, before you say anything online, you should consider whether or not you would be comfortable saying it in front of the police;...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 10, 20183 min read
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