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Billy Hood to remain in prison for further six weeks says Abu Dhabi court
Detained in Dubai CEO, Radha Stirling, has confirmed in a Gulf in Justice Podcast announcement that Billy Hood will need to report to...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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Channel 7 TV - covering William Meyerhoff's release from Dubai, Albert Douglas & Detained in Dubai
72 year old great grandfather William Meyerhoff was arrested en route to Australia over bounced cheque allegations from a company he...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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Dubai authorities pledge to release British great grandfather
72 year old great grandfather William Meyerhoff was arrested en route to Australia over bounced cheque allegations from a company he...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 17, 20214 min read
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GB News: Colin Brazier interviews Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai on CBD oil in Dubai
Jailed in Dubai: Billy hood locked up for 25 years over CBD oil found in car 'Dubai police are incentivised to secure drugs convictions...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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24 year old pro footballer sentenced to 25 years over CBD in Dubai
The UAE has arrested dozens of foreigners for 'crimes' like having a poppyseed on the bottom of one's shoe, having prescription medicine,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 8, 20218 min read
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UAE influence a human rights catastrophe
Two US citizens and one Emirati have been charged with acting and conspiring to act as agents of the UAE between April 2016 and April...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 22, 20214 min read
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“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,...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 2, 20214 min read
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‘Fitch must review new Ras Al Khaimah evidence’, says UAE expert
‘Fitch must review new Ras Al Khaimah evidence’, says UAE expert “Fitch must review new evidence that will downgrade RAK’s Fitch Rating”,...
Detained in Dubai
May 6, 20213 min read
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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...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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RAK’s Volatile Dictatorship Unsafe for Investors
The spotlight of the international media, human rights organisations, and western governments often falls upon the UAE, particularly in...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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Phone tracking spyware likely used to capture Dubai princess, claims former aid
Former French Naval officer Hervé Jaubert, who planned and executed Dubai’s princess Latifa’s failed escape plan three years ago, has...
India Today
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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Taken from a US yacht: Princess Latifa & Hervé Jaubert - Did the US condone the attack?
Unprecedented attack on US yacht calls for Princess Latifa to be returned to US jurisdiction “3 years ago, I received a shattering call...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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UAE Sheikh receives Bangladeshi State Minister raising human rights issues
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi seeks to woo Bangladesh’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, MP in Khater Massaad case, raising...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Cosmopolitan covers Detained in Dubai
Going on holiday or on a backpacking adventure is a lot of fun; it's why so many people do it. But something that could ruin that fun big...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 16, 20219 min read
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Daniel Rivera of Skyline International Free Speech organisation, live with Radha Stirling
Free speech organisation Skyline, talks with Radha Stirling on censorship, cybercrime laws, big tech and governmental attacks on human...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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The United Arab Emirates is trying to rebrand its image by making changes to its legal system
...Radha Stirling, who founded the advocacy group Detained in Dubai, said the fear of losing expats and investors has triggered the legal...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 29, 20201 min read
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Radha Stirling in depth with Revive FM - Israel peace deals, Princess Latifa & Middle East
Middle East Civil and Criminal Justice Expert Radha Stirling, talks with lawyer and host Ali Fateh on London's Revive FM. The Detained in...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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Princess Latifa Safety Central to Princess Haya’s Custody Case says QC
Sheikh Mohammed has applied to the English High Court for custody of his two children from Jordanian wife Princess Haya after their...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 5, 20193 min read
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Detained in Dubai appoints QC John Cooper in Princess Latifa case
Acting as Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum’s legal representatives, Detained in Dubai and Captain Hervé Jaubert have instructed internationally...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 31, 20193 min read
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Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson.....
Inside Detained In Dubai, the NGO representing Asa Hutchinson, and who secured the release from Dubai of Jamie Harron, Billy Barclay and...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20176 min read
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