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Breaking news, press releases and expert analysis on legal issues, wrongful detentions, and travel risks in the UAE and surrounding regions. Our press releases are reported on television, radio and print media across the world.
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Brit arrested in Dubai for wearing Qatar football top - FCO need to increase UAE travel warning
British citizen Ali Issa Ahmad has been arrested in the UAE for wearing a Qatar national football team shirt, and potentially faces a 15...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 5, 20192 min read
“Bahrain seeks to punish Hakeem through extradition process and show strength to gulf allies”
- Radha Stirling Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai on Hakeem Alaraibi Extradition Trial The disturbing news has broken that...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 1, 20194 min read
“Bahrain assurances on Hakeem’s safety if extradited are not to be trusted”
- Radha Stirling,CEO of Detained in Dubai Radha Stirling has issued the following statement: The recent statement by a spokesman for the...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 28, 20193 min read
Radha Stirling, British barristers & human rights groups call for Interpol safeguards
Radha Stirling, British barristers & human rights groups call for Interpol safeguards to protect refugees like Hakeem Alaraibi For over a...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 23, 20193 min read
Debt persecution in UAE likely to worsen in 2019
Slow economic growth in the UAE connected with lower oil prices, and the property market’s consistent failure to live up to expectations,...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 17, 20193 min read
Calls for Dubai LitFest Boycott over free speech & human rights concerns
- Mary Robinson announces withdrawal Calls for Dubai LitFest Boycott over free speech concerns Dubai will hold its annual literary...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 15, 20193 min read
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice By Radha Stirling “Having now passed 100 days since the brutal murder of Jamal...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 13, 20194 min read
Radha Stirling: “World's commitment to women's rights tested in Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun case”
Saudi Arabia is attempting to force 18 year old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun to return to the country after being apprehended in Thailand en...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 7, 20193 min read
US citizen missing, while INDIAN INTELLIGENCE CLAIMS:
“Sheikha Latifa is alive and has been taken back to Dubai” American national Jean-Pierre Hervé Jaubert missing from US registered vessel...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 6, 20185 min read
Indian family man & lawyer Johnson George, breaks down in court after being denied bail in RAK
When Johnson George was denied bail again at a recent hearing, the 48 year-old lawyer broke down in the Ras Al Khaimah courtroom, tears...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 29, 20183 min read
Frightening precedent for UAE population - Lawyer imprisoned for 10 years
- for "defaming the government” over civil rights discussions. Ahmed Mansoor, jailed for 10 years under UAE's cybercrime laws The ruling...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 1, 20183 min read
United Nations demand answers on enforced disappearance of Sheikha Latifa
The United Nations has demanded answers from the United Arab Emirates over the enforced disappearance of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum, and...
Detained in Dubai
May 14, 20182 min read
Christian Elombo freed as UAE drops Interpol case for helping Princess Latifa escape
Detained in Dubai is pleased to confirm that Christian Elombo has been freed from Luxembourg prison. The UAE had placed Christian on the...
Detained in Dubai
May 8, 20183 min read
Detained in Dubai press conference regarding the case of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum
- held on Thursday 12th April 2018 The Detained in Dubai Press Conference to discuss the status, address the media and update the public...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 10, 20181 min read
Dubai bank raises Interpol Red Notice for bounced cheque leading to arrest of expat customer
- leading to arrest of expat customer now facing extradition proceedings in Europe. Dubai bank, during customer lead active negotiations,...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 18, 20183 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
Asa Hutchinson, British girl facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”
- given choice of “signing legal documents written only in Arabic, or go straight to jail.” Asa Hutchinson, the British girl facing jail...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Flaw in Dubai legal system leaving British visitors vulnerable.
- Asa Hutchinson case only the tip of the iceberg Asa Hutchinson. British woman currently fighting for her freedom in the United Arab...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20173 min read
Connor Clements appeal to be ruled on 3 days before Christmas.
Brit facing 2 years jail in Dubai for using legal marijuana medication in England 3 weeks before. On the 21st December, 3 days before...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20174 min read
UAE still ill treating detained Scotsman Billy Barclay, even after his return to the UK
Edinburgh father Billy Barclay made worldwide headlines in September this year when he was detained for months in Dubai over an alleged...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 17, 20173 min read
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