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Ailing grandfather detained in Dubai for son’s ‘bounced cheques’, desperate for help
60 year old Londoner, Albert Douglas, made a brave attempt to cross to Oman after losing faith in Dubai’s justice system. He had stayed...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 30, 20216 min read
Celebrity support increases for grandfather detained in Dubai
A popular ‘Absolutely Ascot’ star issued a call for sixty year old Albert Douglas’s release from a Dubai jail. “Albert Douglas, has been...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20212 min read
British woman charged over Facebook post calling Cyprus mayor “useless”
British woman charged over Facebook post calling Cyprus mayor “useless”. A 35 year old musician was shocked when she was arrested on...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Radha Stirling interviews American detained in Dubai over legal marijuana. “He’s free”.
“Nevada resident Peter Clark, from California, was finally freed from Dubai after his 2 month ordeal which cost him $50,000. Peter was...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 21, 20213 min read
UAE Drops Cybercrime Charges Against American Who Insulted Vengeful Ex by Email
An American who faced two years in a United Arab Emirates prison for calling her ex a "dirty animal" in an email has been released without c
Detained in Dubai
Apr 17, 20212 min read
Detained in Dubai clients targeted by UAE hired Israeli intel firms
TEL AVIV (Monitoring desk): A report last week accusing a private Israeli intelligence firm of impersonating journalists in order to...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 17, 20215 min read
Americans detained in Dubai - A by-product of UAE lobbying?
American detained in Dubai is not alone. Why does Dubai jail tourists? UAE lobbying has suppressed criminality for over a decade and it...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 16, 20215 min read
Detained in Dubai talks to Times of Israel on shady Israeli intel
Time of Israel Investigates: "Impersonation nation? Israeli intel firms’ shady methods spotlighted in UAE flap" A report last week...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 16, 20216 min read
American detained in Dubai calls for Nevada Senator assistance
Ramadan started on Tuesday in Dubai, a time where prisoners are often pardoned and released. But for most foreigners intertwined with...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 15, 20214 min read
Daily Beast: Israeli spy firm targets Detained in Dubai
A newly published report by The Daily Beast’s Adam Rawnsley details how Ras Al Khaimah used an Israeli private intelligence company to...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 12, 20213 min read
No laughing matter
Ignorance is no defence for travellers who fall foul of local customs and laws against behaviour that they may assume is as acceptable...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 12, 20219 min read
Dubai police arrest American man for possession of hashish consumed OUTSIDE the UAE
It’s happened again. Dubai’s strict drug laws prohibit the possession of hashish/marijuana, but possession there, includes carrying drugs...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 12, 20214 min read
Detained in Dubai reports UAE's Israel-US hacking agent to FBI
A newly published report by The Daily Beast’s Adam Rawnsley details how Ras Al Khaimah used an Israeli private intelligence company to...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Calls for Sheikh Mohammed to save Russian cancer victim’s life.
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai has written a letter to Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, enclosing a heart breaking...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 6, 20212 min read
Women who posed naked on balcony in Dubai ‘could be jailed for two years’
A group of young women who appeared naked for a ‘brazen’ daylight shoot on a balcony in Dubai could face sentences of up two years in...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 5, 20213 min read
RAK’s Volatile Dictatorship Unsafe for Investors
The spotlight of the international media, human rights organisations, and western governments often falls upon the UAE, particularly in...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Etoum case proves blood is not thicker than politics in the Middle East
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, issued the following statement: “The UAE jailed a Jordanian activist in February, with a...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 4, 20213 min read
Group detained in Dubai for sharing naked video
A group of people have been rounded up by Dubai police after sharing videos on social media showing naked women posing on a balcony. The...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Jürgen Braun calls out Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for “abandoning German national in Arab prison”
“Foreign Minister Heiko Maas abandons the German Dieter Kellouche in the Arab prison" 42 year old Dieter Kellouche has been sentenced to...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 2, 20212 min read
United Nations Complaints for wrongful imprisonment, arbitrary detention and human rights violations
The United Nations in its own right, may not have the influence or power to secure the freedom of a person who has been kidnapped or...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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