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Detained in Dubai
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Dubai Police “Human Rights Captain” Meets Albert Douglas
“Nobody in the prison has ever heard of Dubai Police having a human rights captain so this must be a new thing”, reported Albert Douglas...
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Detained in Dubai
Feb 23, 20223 min read
British grandfather left in tears over transfer prison where he was beaten
Grandfather Albert Douglas was left in tears, saying final goodbyes to his distressed family after being told he would be transferred to...
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Detained in Dubai
Jan 26, 20223 min read
Stirling calls for evacuation of British prisoners in UAE
The unthinkable is happening right now in the UAE. After decades as one of the few countries in the Arabian Gulf to not be targeted in...
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Detained in Dubai
Jan 10, 20226 min read
BBC’s ‘Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich’ will lead to human rights violations
The BBC Programme has gone out of its way to promote Dubai to tourists and investors in spite of serious human rights violations and...
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Detained in Dubai
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Gulf in Justice Podcast with Radha Stirling and the families of Billy Hood and Albert Douglas
Gulf in Justice host and Detained in Dubai CEO, Radha Stirling, updates us on the cases of Billy Hood and Albert Douglas, featuring Colin...
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Detained in Dubai
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 12, 20214 min read
British grandfather jailed in Dubai for crimes he claims he didn’t commit
Says he has witnessed suicides and rape by inmates and been forced to drink from communal toilet. Albert Douglas, 60, from London...
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Detained in Dubai
Nov 11, 20213 min read
MY PRISON HELL I’m trapped in hellhole Dubai jail for crime I didn’t commit
AN INNOCENT British grandad has revealed the horrors from inside a hellhole prison in the UAE where he is trapped for a crime he claims...
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Detained in Dubai
Oct 26, 20213 min read
“Sheikh Mohammed - Save my husband
Naomi Douglas has sent a desperate plea and clemency request to Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, begging him to be merciful upon her husband...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 17, 20214 min read
“Thank Sheikh Mohammed or else”, British torture victim told
“You make a video just for our internal media purposes or option 2, well you won’t like option 2.” “You make a video just for our...
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Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Brit jailed in Dubai hospitalised for dislocated shoulder 'after prison beating'
A British national has been admitted to a Dubai hospital for surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder sustained in prison, after being...
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Detained in Dubai
Aug 28, 20213 min read
Open Letter: Consular officials slammed in letter to MP over Albert Douglas' detention in Dubai
Albert Douglas's son, Wolfgang, has sent hundreds of letters to Ambassadors, Consular officials and MP's to raise his father's...
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Detained in Dubai
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Gulf in Justice Podcast with Radha Stirling - interview with Wolfgang Douglas. #FreeAlbert Campaign
Shocking interview with Wolfgang Douglas reveals Albert Douglas has been suffering a dislocated shoulder since being beaten in a UAE...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Andy Slaughter, MP criticises FCDO & calls for UK government action on the Gulf in Justice Podcast
Andy Slaughter discusses how human rights are being overlooked with UAE trade deals being prioritised by the British government. The MP...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20214 min read
The FCO is broken
The first thing most foreign nationals do when they experience problems abroad is to contact their embassies. It is fair to say that...
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Detained in Dubai
Jul 2, 20214 min read
“Please save his life Sheikh Mohammed”, pleads wife of Dubai detainee
“Please save his life Sheikh Mohammed”, pleads wife of Dubai detainee In a heartfelt letter hand delivered to the UAE Embassy in London,...
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Detained in Dubai
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Lady Whitaker raises Parliament question about Brit detained in Dubai
60 year old grandfather, Albert Douglas, was the subject of a parliamentary question raised by Lady Whitaker: Question: To ask Her...
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Detained in Dubai
May 9, 20213 min read
FCO talks to grandfather beaten & forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail
Press Release: FCO talks to grandfather beaten & forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail 60 year old Albert Douglas testified to being...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 30, 20216 min read
Ailing grandfather detained in Dubai for son’s ‘bounced cheques’, desperate for help
60 year old Londoner, Albert Douglas, made a brave attempt to cross to Oman after losing faith in Dubai’s justice system. He had stayed...
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Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Celebrity support increases for grandfather detained in Dubai
A popular ‘Absolutely Ascot’ star issued a call for sixty year old Albert Douglas’s release from a Dubai jail. “Albert Douglas, has been...
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