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Detained in Dubai

Aug 27, 20172 min read

Edinburgh bus driver faces extradition to UAE for helping his daughter escape troubled marriage

Bus driver Mr Black was forced to flee the UAE to support his daughter when her marriage to a local man became unbearable. He left his...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 21, 20172 min read

Fears for safety of "feminine looking" man and transsexual friend arrested in Dubai shopping mall

On August 9th, two Singaporean Nationals were arrested in Abu Dhabi for “looking feminine", both were charged with a criminal offence,...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 20, 20173 min read

UAE government threatens prisoners over talking to media.

UAE authorities have largely discouraged detainees from talking to the press, often with threats of legal abuse and further detention. It...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 12, 20172 min read

Outcry at UAE's flawed legal system being presented as an example for impressionable young minds.

New qualifications, offered by the British University of Dubai are soon to be available in partnership with the University of Edinburgh,...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 9, 20173 min read

3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks

In July a British woman was arrested in Italy for an Interpol Red Notice because of an unpaid credit card. She was held for 30 days...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 7, 20173 min read

Mediclinic, one of two hospitals in Dubai Healthcare City is being sued for $55,000,000

Mohammad Imran Hussain, husband and father of four, who worked as business development manager for US giant Dow Chemical, suffered...

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Detained in Dubai

Aug 5, 20172 min read

Brits’ release from Interpol detention nightmare secured, by tireless NGO: Detained In Dubai

A UK based NGO has secured the release of a British woman, who declines to be named, after a month under arrest in Italy, waiting to hear...

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Radha Stirling

Jan 29, 20166 min read

Interview with Farzan Athari: Swedish Iranian Male Model, TV Host who sang his way out of prison

Farzan Athari speaks with Detained in Dubai, following his release from Dubai Central Jail... Background Information Farzan Athari was...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 22, 20152 min read

Press Release: UK Courts Rule Today Against UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday

This afternoon, the Westminster Magistrates Court ruled against the UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday who had been accused...

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