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Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling on "hypocritical choice" of Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia
Detained in Dubai’s Radha Stirling comments on “hypocritical choice” of Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia, while women are treated...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 5, 20191 min read
Asylum-seeking Saudi sisters summoned to police station; fear deportation to Saudi Arabia
Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling issued the following statement on the ongoing case of Dua and Dalal Khalid, two Saudi sisters who...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Canadian government in the dark about whistleblower André Gauthier’s status
André Gauthier - where is he? Canadian government in the dark about whistleblower’s status After a long, tense day trying to ascertain...
Detained in Dubai
May 28, 20193 min read
BREAKING: Canadian whistleblower faces extradition for exposing UAE financial scandal
A little over a month ago, in the middle of the night, Alexis Gauthier received a message from his father: “Tell your mother and your...
Detained in Dubai
May 24, 20195 min read
British man detained in UAE after wearing Qatar football shirt to match
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, responds to UAE denials concerning the case of Ali Issa Ahmad “Because of the limited...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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
Detained in Dubai calls upon Australian business support for Hakeem Alaraibi, facing extradition.
Detained in Dubai calls upon Australian business support for Hakeem Alaraibi, facing extradition to Bahrain Radha Stirling urges...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 28, 20193 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
Thailand human rights progress in question as Australia seeks protection from extradition
By Radha Stirling Ever since the referendum of 2016, Thailand has been in what is officially called a “transition period” that is...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 23, 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
Radha Stirling talks Gulf policy on women’s rights after prominent escapes
Radha Stirling talks Gulf policy on women’s rights after prominent Sheikha Latifa & Rahaf Alqunun escapes During the last few years there...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 16, 20199 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
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
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