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70% of businesses in Dubai may not survive Covid-19 lockdown; Stirling advises business owners to ge
70% of businesses in Dubai may not survive Covid-19 lockdown; Stirling advises business owners to get out before it is too late If strict...
Detained in Dubai
May 22, 20203 min read
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For women in Qatar, lockdown is nothing new
Women’s rights in Qatar not enshrined in law. Male Guardianship rules force women to flee oppression. When it comes to the issue of...
Detained in Dubai
May 21, 20203 min read
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International law firm Dechert named in another suit involving Ras Al Khaimah Ruler’s wrongdoings
Dechert sued in UK and US for human rights violations and misconduct acting for Sheikh Saud, ruler of RAK Already in court over...
Detained in Dubai
May 20, 20207 min read
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"Australian embassy woefully unhelpful" in Qatar administrative blunder!
Australian Embassy taking care of business, not citizens. Australian national Joseph Sarlak, 69, is not allowed to leave Qatar, and no...
Detained in Dubai
May 18, 20203 min read
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“Leave Dubai before you are jailed” - Coronavirus lockdown economic disaster risks gulf expats
Dubai expats face jail over lockdown economic crisis Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, founded in 2008 has warned foreign workers...
Detained in Dubai
May 8, 20203 min read
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Qatar human rights violations liable to be sued in UK
Joseph Sarlak, Ranald Crook and Jonathan Nash - Detained in Doha When foreigners move to Qatar, it’s usually on the basis of an...
Detained in Dubai
May 3, 20204 min read
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Fear in Dubai over Coronavirus prison outbreak
Coronavirus cases reported in several of Dubai’s detention facilities. State controlled media in the UAE can no longer conceal the extent...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 13, 20204 min read
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UAE banks increasing aggression towards debtors during Coronavirus crisis
Aggressive. UAE banks and their agents have been increasing debt victim harassment during the Coronavirus pandemic Around the world,...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 9, 20203 min read
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Former personal assistant to Rob Lowe, Joan Rivers and John Denver facing UAE jail for cybercrime
New life. MB gave up well paid work as a PA for Hollywood’s biggest stars, for travel and a rewarding life teaching in Thailand and India...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 1, 20203 min read
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“I plead for your attention and intervention” - Son of André Gauthier, Canadian detained in Dubai,
Alexis has appealed to Sheikh Mohammed in a heartfelt letter, “I cannot emphasise enough how much stress and hardship....
Detained in Dubai
Feb 27, 20203 min read
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Political prisoner put in UAE solitary confinement after accusing Dechert lawyers of torture
Lawyer Karam before his imprisonment Following our earlier news item about Karam al Sadeq filing a Claim in the London High Court against...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 24, 20202 min read
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Should Ivanka Trump be headlining the “Global Women’s Forum” in Dubai, while Sheikh Mohammed’s own
Ivanka in Dubai. Speaking for women’s rights, but is she being used? Should Ivanka Trump be headlining the “Global Women’s Forum” in...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 20, 20203 min read
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Brit jailed in Egypt for "patting security guard" freed following media campaign by human
Tony Comoccio (centre) with John Kenny (left) from the British Consulate, wife Joan, lawyer Elezab Ali Elezab (right), and son Remo Case...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 15, 20202 min read
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Growing fear for British victim in hellish Egyptian jail. "Human rights abuses are rife, and th
Family man. Tony Comoccio in church at a recent wedding. Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, issued the following statement on...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 14, 20203 min read
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Detained in Dubai's Radha Stirling statement on Brit father Tony Camoccio jailed in Egypt
Keen carp fisherman. British father Tony is in terrifying Egyptian jail Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and a renowned...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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Indians at great risk of UAE legal abuse after new enforcement agreement with UAE
Indian nationals comprise close to 30% of the population of the United Arab Emirates, and Indian business people are by far the largest...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 21, 20203 min read
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Radha Stirling’s remarks on the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman:
Sultan Qaboos “The passing of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, who ruled the country for nearly half a century, has left the Gulf without one of...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 12, 20202 min read
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Prominent Emirati tycoon Khalaf Al Habtoor named defendant in US court action involving death threat
Outspoken Khalaf Al Habtoor calling for boycotts of companies against Khashoggi killing Khalaf Al Habtoor, a household name in Dubai, is...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 6, 20204 min read
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2019 saw UAE & Gulf Abuses intensify - Detained in Dubai
The risks posed by the United Arab Emirates, once only a problem for visitors and expats, have spread over the past year to endanger even...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 31, 20196 min read
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EMIRATI MESSAGING APP EXPOSED AS SPYING TOOL
The newly introduced messaging App, ToTok, created by the UAE and downloaded by millions of users worldwide is being used by the...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 24, 20192 min read
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