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![Dieter Kellouche freed from Sharjah prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6f35_415d217248e54d2bb9950e068b48d41b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9c6f35_415d217248e54d2bb9950e068b48d41b~mv2.webp)
Detained in Dubai
May 11, 20222 min read
Dieter Kellouche freed from Sharjah prison
German national Dieter Kellouche was jailed in Sharjah for offending a Sheikh. He suffered outrageous treatment that led him to go on...
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![BBC’s ‘Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich’ will lead to human rights violations](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6f35_81b969b4fec94e3e9eede50d98e6b681~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9c6f35_81b969b4fec94e3e9eede50d98e6b681~mv2.webp)
Detained in Dubai
Jan 10, 20226 min read
BBC’s ‘Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich’ will lead to human rights violations
The BBC Programme has gone out of its way to promote Dubai to tourists and investors in spite of serious human rights violations and...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 13, 20214 min read
“Don’t support Dubai Expo”, warn British investors
Escalating diplomatic efforts for Brit detained in Dubai British investors have warned businesses and investors to avoid Dubai Expo over...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Interpol abuse of RAK ruler highlighted
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qassimi, the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah will be raised amongst policy influencers in DC. “The United States needs to...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Brit killed in Dubai police custody would have celebrated birthday today
If the United Arab Emirates really is the fun, safe oasis in the desert it is advertised to be, and which the Foreign Office assures...
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![Jürgen Braun calls out Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for “abandoning German national in Arab prison”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6f35_2bf5e8a3bc32431ebf6cd625e40fa72c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9c6f35_2bf5e8a3bc32431ebf6cd625e40fa72c~mv2.webp)
Detained in Dubai
Apr 2, 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...
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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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![Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and host of Gulf in Justice, wishes a Happy New Year!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6f35_b088b1c3a5104462b96bf80aaafa2c8d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9c6f35_b088b1c3a5104462b96bf80aaafa2c8d~mv2.webp)
Detained in Dubai
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and host of Gulf in Justice, wishes a Happy New Year!
“What an incredible year in so many ways, full of ups and downs, of setbacks and progress. We have seen such unprecedented abuses within...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 7, 20193 min read
UAE authorities coercing Brit to plead guilty following arrest over Qatar t-shirt assault
Following an extended telephone conversation with Ali Issa Ahmad's close friend in the UK, Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, has...
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