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Detained in Dubai
Feb 13 min read
Detained in Dubai - 17 Years of Service
Human rights and legal organisation, Detained in Dubai, has saved countless lives over its 17 years of service.
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Crypto Entrepreneur Wrongfully Extradited: An Emerging Threat.
The Gulf in Justice Podcast dives into the weaponisation of law enforcement against crypto industry entrepreneurs.
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Detained in Dubai
May 29, 20224 min read
Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex
Press Release: Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex A 28 year old Italian pilot has been held in Dubai after an ex-girlfriend...
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Detained in Dubai
May 27, 20224 min read
Thousands of Brits arrested in Dubai every year for insane 'cybercrimes' like rude texts
Originally By John James in The Daily Star 08:05, 27 MAY 2022 - UPDATED08:12, 27 MAY 2022 A prominent human rights campaigner has warned...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Brit Charged under UAE Cybercrime Laws for Publishing a Court Order on LinkedIn
Expat Entrepreneurs left in ruin by Dubai companies who never pay are then charged under Cybercrime laws for publishing court orders. A...
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Detained in Dubai
Dec 9, 20214 min read
Xmas parties, omicron overshadowing progress
Strengthening alliances with the UAE and China while the UK remains preoccupied with Covid 'variants' and Xmas scandals. For two years,...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 25, 202112 min read
United Arab Emirates ‘Hacking Mystery’ - New York Times Report
A case that began with a feud in the United Arab Emirates, stretched from the U.S. to India and is now playing out in the British courts...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20213 min read
European Parliament votes to boycott UAE Expo due to human rights issues
Our organisation has consistently highlighted the systematic human rights abuses of the United Arab Emirates for more than a decade. The...
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Detained in Dubai
Aug 12, 20211 min read
CONVICTED - LA Times Podcast American Arrested in Abu Dhabi
Nichole Coffel speaks for the first time about the shocking Abu Dhabi system that saw her facing prison for asking for her wages. Focus...
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Detained in Dubai
May 12, 20213 min read
André Gauthier: Victim of the West turning a blind eye to Dubai money laundering
André Gauthier is finally home. But was his ordeal the result of the West's negligence? A massive diplomatic effort to free André from a...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 22, 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...
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Sarah Coble
Apr 17, 20212 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
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The Daily Beast
Apr 12, 20213 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...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 7, 20213 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...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 4, 20212 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...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20219 min read
Cosmopolitan covers Detained in Dubai
Going on holiday or on a backpacking adventure is a lot of fun; it's why so many people do it. But something that could ruin that fun big...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 8, 20214 min read
The King of Interpol Abuse
Handing out Interpol notices like his own personal business cards, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi is described as “The King of Interpol...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Woman faces “£100,000 fine and 2 years in prison” for WhatsApp message in Dubai
British woman in tears after Dubai police advise her she faces a “500,000 dirham fine, two years in prison and deportation”. Radha...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Women stuck in Dubai over WhatsApp "frightened to death"
Woman’s facing a chaotic Middle Eastern legal system says she has “no idea what is going on, what is coming next, and how long it could...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Daniel Rivera of Skyline International Free Speech organisation, live with Radha Stirling
Free speech organisation Skyline, talks with Radha Stirling on censorship, cybercrime laws, big tech and governmental attacks on human...
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