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Detained in Dubai
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Why no Brits were arrested during World Cup
The World Cup in Qatar has passed without any reported arrests or police incidents involving British citizens, counter to expectations....
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 23, 202213 min read
Qatar Airways abuse exposed.
With the looming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the myriad nefarious controversies, allegations of corruption and skulduggery...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Sportwashing: Sports as a vehicle for soft power by Radha Stirling for the Times of Israel
When Qatar insisted on hosting the World Cup, people's love of soccer again surpassed their disapproval of dictators, corruption, and...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 25, 20224 min read
FIFA World Cup Travel Warning: Women & LGBT+ risk jail or flogging
FEMALE and LGBT+ England fans risk serious consequences at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar if they report being the victim of a sex attack,...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Family distraught after call from Baghdad jail: Brian Glendinning
Family distraught after call from Baghdad jail: Brian Glendinning “He’s not well. He has no energy. I really think he’s given up. The...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Brian Glendinning's Children call upon David Beckham to help free their dad
Children call upon David Beckham to help free their dad from Baghdad jail and save him from Qatar prison. The children of a Scottish man...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 10, 20224 min read
Scottish man detained in Iraq over Qatar Interpol warrant. BBC Scotland talks with Radha Stirling
BBC's Good Morning Scotland discusses Brian Glendinning, a British engineer’s fight against Qatar extradition ‘a warning to World Cup...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 9, 20223 min read
Scotsman detained in Iraq over outrageous Qatar Interpol warrant
ipex Qatar National Bank seeks extradition of Scottish man from Iraq over small bank debt. A 43 year old construction engineer from...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 5, 20222 min read
The conundrum of Western relations with Qatar
Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Reims, and now Paris are all banning so-called ‘fan zones’ from being organised in their cities...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 3, 20224 min read
UAE is becoming increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ community
Queers have so far managed to live in the Gulf state by keeping a low profile. But UAE’s new crackdown on the LGBTQ community might...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 1, 20223 min read
Legal experts launch new App for emergency help at World Cup
Published at Helsinki Times 29th September 2022 With the World Cup approaching, Detained in Dubai expects an increase in the number of...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Mark Bennett ‘suicide’ - FCDO must increase travel warnings says Radha Stirling.
Detained in Doha founder Radha Stirling issued a statement on Mark Bennett's tragic case: "The government of Qatar and locally owned...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 29, 20223 min read
Legal experts launch new App for emergency help at World Cup
With the World Cup approaching, Detained in Dubai expects an increase in the number of arrests throughout the Gulf region. Football fans...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Australian hostage in Qatar - “Don’t come to World Cup”
Australian grandfather Joe Sarlak says he is the perfect example of why Qatar should not be hosting the World Cup. Joe Sarlak, 72, was in...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 14, 20222 min read
World Cup Stadium an island in a sea of misery and abuse
Chants and songs of football fans will ring out later this year during the World Cup in Qatar, but behind the closed doors of villas and...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Qatar’s Alcohol Policy is Risky for World Cup Fans
British football fans are used to being allowed to drink beer in stadiums during games, so attendees of the World Cup in Qatar will have...
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Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20223 min read
World Cup fans unprepared for Doha dangers
“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Dubai: Arrested for drugs at airport. What can get you into trouble?
Drugs in Dubai. What can get you into trouble? The list is endless; Herbal tobacco, herb grinders, poppyseeds, cannabis smoked outside...
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