#UAEPrison

Detained in Dubai

Dec 4, 20184 min read

Expanding Indo-UAE ties unsettling in light of Latifa incident

Indo-UAE ties to expand Emirates’ sphere of influence a troubling development, given UAE’s record of human rights abuse and disregard for...

Detained in Dubai

Oct 11, 20183 min read

Young British academic detained in UAE for ‘spying’

British citizen, and PhD student Matthew Hedges, 31, was arrested last May at Dubai airport as he sought to return to the UK after a...

Detained in Dubai

Sep 18, 20182 min read

Asa Hutchinson convicted in absentia, sentenced to 3 months in Dubai jail after witnessing brawl

A Dubai court sentenced Briton Asa Hutchinson in absentia for being a witness to an alleged assault. Her testimony was dismissed, and she...

Detained in Dubai

Sep 9, 20184 min read

British FCO confirms it is illegal for tourists to drink alcohol in the UAE and even in flight

Following widespread confusion regarding the alcohol laws in the UAE, the UK government has advised citizens that it is wholly illegal...

Detained in Dubai

Sep 4, 20186 min read

Amnesty International joins Detained in Dubai, The United Nations, and Human Rights Watch in calls f

Detained in Dubai welcomes Amnesty International’s calls for release of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, daughter of the Ruler of Dubai, who...

Detained in Dubai

Aug 21, 20183 min read

Warning to Indian investors in Ras al Khaimah UAE following detention of Indian national for a crime

47 year old Johnson George, married with two children, has been locked up in the heavily promoted investment hub of Ras al Khaimah....

Radha Stirling

Jun 28, 20162 min read

UAE attempts to extradite yet another British National, Oaktree Executive Martin Graham

British National and Oaktree Capital Group Executive Martin Graham, has been convicted in absentia in a Sharjah Court of stealing $264...