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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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How to end your UAE debt nightmare
Irresponsible lending Every expat knows the story. On any given workday you may receive upwards of five calls from loan and card agents...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Debt in Dubai - Press & Information Pack
Living in the UAE inevitably comes with persistent offers for mortgages, loans and credit cards from profit hungry local banks and their...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Australian hostage in Qatar - “Don’t come to World Cup”
Australian grandfather Joe Sarlak says he is the perfect example of why Qatar should not be hosting the World Cup. Joe Sarlak, 72, was in...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 27, 20223 min read
TalkSport Radio with Radha Stirling - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Radha Stirling discusses Qatar 22 with TalkSport Radio. As football fans ride from their expensive hotels to the stadium, or enjoy the...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 26, 20221 min read
New Interpol Prevention Service to combat Red Notice Abuse
Abuse of the Interpol system by countries around the world has been steadily increasing in recent years, with Gulf States leading the...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Qatar Airways accused of human rights abuses
“When Cesar Ferreira appealed his dismissal from Qatar Airways, he never imagined it would end in Doha’s rat infested abysmal third world...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 21, 20223 min read
World Cup Stadium an island in a sea of misery and abuse
Chants and songs of football fans will ring out later this year during the World Cup in Qatar, but behind the closed doors of villas and...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 14, 20222 min read
Qatar’s Alcohol Policy is Risky for World Cup Fans
British football fans are used to being allowed to drink beer in stadiums during games, so attendees of the World Cup in Qatar will have...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Dubai’s ugly mass expulsion of Africans
Dubai’s ugly mass expulsion of Africans The arbitrary and discriminatory labour and immigration policies of the United Arab Emirates...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Asylum Applications - Withholding of removal - Expert testimony on human rights violations
Asylum applications are difficult at the best of times. But what happens when there is an Interpol Red Notice active or a trumped up...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 5, 20223 min read
UAE Bounced Cheques Decriminalised. What’s the reality?
“We only need to look at Qatar to learn what to expect from the UAE”, explains Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai. “Qatar has...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20222 min read
World Cup fans unprepared for Doha dangers
“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20224 min read
Interpol Red Notices Damage Reputations: How to Recover.
Interpol Red Notice reports have a devastating effect on people’s lives. Victims can lose their visa status, employment, security...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20223 min read
CRISPIN BLUNT CONDEMNS FOREIGN OFFICE INACTION OVER CONSTITUENT DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Crispin Blunt today condemned the lack of British intervention over a constituent, Mr Christopher Emms, detained in the Kingdom of Saudi...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 22, 20223 min read
South Korean Interpol Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling
Interpol and Extradition expert, Radha Stirling announced the deletion of an Interpol Red Notice against her Australian client, issued by...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 15, 20222 min read
60 Minutes | British Cryptocurrency expert wanted by FBI after trip to North Korea
60 Minutes investigates how British citizen Christopher Emms has become one of the FBI's "Most Wanted" after attending a crypto...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Crypto Insider Stuck in Saudi Arabia Over North Korean Conference
Christopher Emms travelled to North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith for a blockchain conference in 2019, drawing ire of the US Original...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 1, 20225 min read
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? The Gulf in Justice Podcast asks Brits detained abroad
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? GULF IN JUSTICE PODCAST asks Brits detained abroad Gulf prisoners & human rights victims say “Liz...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20224 min read
MP accuses Foreign Office of 'washing hands' of Brit detained in Saudi
Crispin Blunt expresses concern over lack of FCDO government intervention in overseas rights abuses against Brits. 30 year old Chris Emms...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 27, 20224 min read
Foreign Office accused of 'washing its hands' of Brit detained in Saudi Arabia
Crispin Blunt MP has accused the Foreign Office of failing to help his constituent Christopher Emms who was arrested in Riyadh in...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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