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Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20224 min read
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? The Gulf in Justice Podcast asks Brits detained abroad
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? GULF IN JUSTICE PODCAST asks Brits detained abroad Gulf prisoners & human rights victims say “Liz...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 12, 20221 min read
Podcast: Chris Sweeney talks to:Ep 3: The Real Dubai with Radha Stirling
Radha Stirling is the leading exponent of highlighting human rights abuses and assisting those caught in legal disputes in Dubai, and the...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Good Morning Britain: Billy Hood BEATEN - with Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai
Interview with mother Breda, brother Alex and Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai #BillyHood #FreeBillyHood #UAE #AbuDhabi #Dubai...
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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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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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Detained in Dubai
Dec 1, 20213 min read
BBC: Billy Hood Appeal with Radha Stirling, mother Breda and brother Alex
01 December 2021 BBC Report: A football coach who was jailed in Dubai after four bottles of vape liquid containing cannabis oil were...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20213 min read
Press Release: Billy Hood Appeal
Abu Dhabi Courts accept Billy Hood did not traffic nor sell the CBD vape oil left in his car by a visiting friend. They accept that he...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20213 min read
Dubai Revises Antiquated Drug Laws
Detained in Dubai was founded following the arrest of Cat Le-Huy who was carrying jet lag remedy melatonin with him to Dubai. He was then...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Victim outcry as 'torturer' made head of Interpol
Radha Stirling , Interpol expert and head human rights group Detained in Dubai , said the election was a 'near fatal blow to Interpol's...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 26, 20213 min read
“Sheikh Mohammed - Save my husband
Naomi Douglas has sent a desperate plea and clemency request to Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, begging him to be merciful upon her husband...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Man Jailed for 25 Years In Dubai Over Small Amount of CBD Vape Oil
A 24-year-old British football coach has been jailed for 25 years in Dubai after police found a small amount of CBD vape oil in his car....
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 22, 20213 min read
British soldier is CLEARED after spending a year in UAE prisons on false drugs charges
As the #UAE desperately tries to spread their government sponsored propaganda, we highlight the case of Andy Neal, who was forced to...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 16, 20217 min read
Billy Hood’s uncle angered by Dubai propaganda
The UAE’s government controlled newspaper published a self praising article in response to the media coverage of Billy Hood’s 25 year...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 30, 20216 min read
Ailing grandfather detained in Dubai for son’s ‘bounced cheques’, desperate for help
60 year old Londoner, Albert Douglas, made a brave attempt to cross to Oman after losing faith in Dubai’s justice system. He had stayed...
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Detained in Dubai
Jan 27, 20211 min read
RAKIA CEO Dr Khater Massaad says Abu Dhabi needs to do something about Ras Al Khaimah
Dr Khater Massaad, former CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority speaks out. Dr Massaad suggests that Abu Dhabi needs to restore...
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Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20202 min read
New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Joseph Sarlak, Australian jailed in Doha by Qatari Royal
In this new episode, Radha Stirling interviews for the first time, Australian national Joe Sarlak, who has been detained in Doha for many...
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Detained in Dubai
May 28, 20203 min read
Dechert partner Neil Gerrard fails to rebut allegations of human rights abuses
Deputy Judge Andrew Lenon QC has now handed down his judgment in the case of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) v Farhad Azima....
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