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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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20224 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 12, 20221 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20211 min read
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Interpol Red Notice Abuse: Philip Wood, QC discusses Radha Stirling - Undeterred in Dubai
Philip Wood, QC - The Times "The relentless energy of the campaigners at Detained in Dubai continues to amaze as they take on one case of...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 6, 20212 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Cannabis Grinder Scot jailed in Corfu celebrates New Year as drug charges dropped
The Scot is now celebrating after Middle Eastern prosecutors dropped drug charges following a campaign backed by influential lawyer Radha...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 5, 20211 min read
125 views
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...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20202 min read
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BBC Scotland interviews Radha Stirling and Kenny MacAskill MP on the arrest of Conor Howard in Corfu
Conor Howard, a young Scottish man has been detained for extradition in Greece and faces deportation to Qatar over an herb grinder found in
Detained in Dubai
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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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....
Detained in Dubai
May 28, 20203 min read
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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
421 views
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
518 views
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