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Today: Abu Dhabi prison shakes as prisoners on frontline of drone strikes

Detained in Dubai

Jan 25, 20222 min read

Today: Abu Dhabi prison shakes as prisoners on frontline of drone strikes

Today: Abu Dhabi prison shakes as prisoners on frontline of drone strikes Reports from Abu Dhabi prison confirm the building was...

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Detained in Dubai

Jan 24, 20222 min read

New Dubai Drug Laws for Billy Hood

2021 saw the arrest of Peter Clark and Billy Hood. Peter was arrested for “possession” when his blood tests returned positive for hashish...

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Detained in Dubai

Jan 20, 202212 min read

14 Years: Detained in Dubai

“It is such an honour to be approaching a decade and a half of service”, said Radha Stirling, the organisation’s founder, who has faced...

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UAE agent pleads guilty over US election meddling

Detained in Dubai

Jan 18, 20226 min read

UAE agent pleads guilty over US election meddling

The government of the UAE has a problem following the rules. It is almost as if they object to the very concept of the rule of law....

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Spanish pilot left traumatised after CID abduction from Dubai Expo

Detained in Dubai

Jan 14, 20222 min read

Spanish pilot left traumatised after CID abduction from Dubai Expo

A Spanish pilot has spoken about his traumatic experience after being detained in Dubai when visiting the World Expo Santi Blánquez was...

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BBC’s ‘Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich’ will lead to human rights violations

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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Gulf in Justice Podcast with Radha Stirling and the families of Billy Hood and Albert Douglas

Detained in Dubai

Jan 5, 20221 min read

Gulf in Justice Podcast with Radha Stirling and the families of Billy Hood and Albert Douglas

Gulf in Justice host and Detained in Dubai CEO, Radha Stirling, updates us on the cases of Billy Hood and Albert Douglas, featuring Colin...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 31, 20211 min read

Happy New Year

Stay Free & Be Free this 2022 - Happy New Year! We are delighted to wish you all a Happy New Year and our best wishes, luck and blessings...

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British - Australian grandfather FREED from Dubai

Detained in Dubai

Dec 30, 20213 min read

British - Australian grandfather FREED from Dubai

William Meyerhoff, a British/Australian grandfather with dementia, has been freed from Dubai prison after support from Detained in Dubai....

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 16, 20214 min read

China and the UAE: The Long Game

The unipolar world that formed in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which the United States reigned as the...

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"The Dubai Debt Trap" - The Economist, Dec 2021

Detained in Dubai

Dec 16, 202128 min read

"The Dubai Debt Trap" - The Economist, Dec 2021

Ryan Cornelius hadn’t even intended to set foot outside Dubai airport. When he boarded a flight from Karachi on May 21st 2008, he planned...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 15, 20211 min read

GB News: Colin Brazier: Billy Hood Detained in Dubai for CBD vape oil gets 10 years.

Colin Brazier of GB News goes in depth on the case of Billy Hood who has had a 25 year prison sentence reduced to 10 years on appeal in...

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Xmas parties, omicron overshadowing progress

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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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U.S. grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay

Detained in Dubai

Dec 9, 20214 min read

U.S. grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay

Missouri /California grandfather trapped in Dubai for ten years over mainly debts he doesn’t owe and can never pay. Man jailed and...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 8, 20215 min read

Dubai Prisoners Slam Foreign Office

Politicians and families put FCDO under fire in tomorrow's debate. Billy Hood’s heartbroken mother, Breda Guckion, has expressed her...

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Parliamentary Debate - Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai

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Dec 7, 20216 min read

Parliamentary Debate - Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai

Press Release: Parliamentary Debate: Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai: 9th of December 2021...

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Radha Stirling on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch talking on drugs in Dubai

Detained in Dubai

Dec 6, 20211 min read

Radha Stirling on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch talking on drugs in Dubai

Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling, discusses the detentions of Luke Tunney, Billy Hood, Andy Neal and more. Wrongful arrests for...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 3, 20211 min read

ITV News: Radha Stirling, Alex Hood, Alfie Cain discuss Billy Hood, detained in Dubai over CBD.

Billy's family thought he'd be home for Christmas after the court found he "unintentionally possessed" CBD oil left in his car by a...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 2, 20211 min read

BBC Radio London interviews Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling on Billy Hood and travel warnings

01 December 2021 BBC Radio London asks Radha Stirling if increased travel warnings would protect foreigners from being unfairly detained...

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 1, 20212 min read

BBC 5 Live - Billy Hood Appeal with Radha Stirling and Breda Guckion - Detained in Dubai over CBD

ITV Report:1 December 2021 A British football coach handed a 25-year sentence in a Dubai prison after being found with four bottles of...

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