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Qatar Interpol Red Notice for Bounced Cheque - REMOVED
An Australian man celebrated his freedom last week when Radha Stirling, an Interpol and Extradition expert who founded the organisations...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Safeguarding International Travel: Interpol Prevention
In an era where wrongful listings on the Interpol database pose a significant threat to individuals' lives, reputation, and freedom, IPEX...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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Stirling deletes another Qatar Interpol Red Notice
This week, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) removed the name of a British entrepreneur from its Red Notice...
Detained in Dubai
May 30, 20234 min read
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Another wrongful Qatari Red Notice deleted
Detained in Dubai has secured the removal of another client’s name from the Interpol database after being subjected to an abusive Red...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20234 min read
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Indian nationals risk arbitrary detention, Interpol abuse in UAE
Indian citizens are more likely to be imprisoned in the UAE than in any other country in the world. “There are over 8,000 Indian...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 24, 20235 min read
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“There is no case” says Brian Glendinning’s Iraqi lawyer on Qatar Interpol warrant
Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning’s detention has been extended for another week by the courts. “The punishment is the...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 18, 20225 min read
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UAE Bounced Cheques Decriminalised. What’s the reality?
“We only need to look at Qatar to learn what to expect from the UAE”, explains Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai. “Qatar has...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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“Don’t support Dubai Expo”, warn British investors
Escalating diplomatic efforts for Brit detained in Dubai British investors have warned businesses and investors to avoid Dubai Expo over...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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Bring Albert Home from Dubai campaign gathers pace as Romany Gypsy supporters rally in London
British Romany Gypsy businessman Albert Douglas imprisoned and tortured in United Arab Emirates prison system Grandfather of five Albert...
Detained in Dubai
May 21, 20213 min read
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Israelis sold the elusive “Dubai dream” could be walking into a nightmare - Gulf in Justice Podcast
Gulf in Justice Podcast reveals Israelis keen to do business with the UAE might be jumping in the deep end, risking their reputations and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20204 min read
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Don’t ignore Dubai’s UK debt collectors
It may be tempting to ignore UK based debt collection firms acting on behalf of UAE banks. This is why you should never do so: UAE banks...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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Banks in the UAE are judge, jury, and jailer
In May of 2018, British national Ryan Cornelius was coming to the end of a 10 year prison sentence in Dubai when he was unexpectedly...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20205 min read
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Radha Stirling: Alan Stevenson catalyst for Interpol reform and human rights compliance
Czech court rules detention of dual British / Australian citizen Alan Stevenson was a violation of human rights;
Detained in Dubai
Sep 5, 20202 min read
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UK Grandfather and former bodyguard/driver to the royal family and top UK politicians, jailed
He has been stuck there for 5 years, unable to leave, unable to earn money, facing homelessness with a severely injured leg after a recent,
Detained in Dubai
Apr 1, 20206 min read
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Debt persecution in UAE likely to worsen in 2019
Slow economic growth in the UAE connected with lower oil prices, and the property market’s consistent failure to live up to expectations,...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 17, 20193 min read
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Dubai bank raises Interpol Red Notice for bounced cheque leading to arrest of expat customer
- leading to arrest of expat customer now facing extradition proceedings in Europe. Dubai bank, during customer lead active negotiations,...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 18, 20183 min read
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Paralysed British stroke victim “held hostage” in Dubai over business debt.
71 year old British pensioner Malcolm Munroe has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke in 2013 that left him paralysed and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 6, 20173 min read
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Mentally ill American stroke victim "held hostage" in Dubai over missed debt instalments
David Oliver, an American former university professor is a stroke victim with mental health issues. David lost his job teaching in the...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20176 min read
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Trapped as Dubai dream goes sour. Brits stuck in homelessness nightmare surviving on handouts.
Steven C is in his late 50s. Born in London but raised in the far North of Scotland, he made the move to Dubai in 2002 lured by high,...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 11, 20174 min read
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3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks
In July a British woman was arrested in Italy for an Interpol Red Notice because of an unpaid credit card. She was held for 30 days...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 9, 20173 min read
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