top of page
Breaking News & Press Releases
Breaking news, press releases and expert analysis on legal issues, wrongful detentions, and travel risks in the UAE and surrounding regions. Our press releases are reported on television, radio and print media across the world.
Search
Ian Mackellar 'relieved after release from Dubai'
Family excited for Ian Mackellar's return to Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ian Mackellar and his family have been dreading a gruelling drawn...
Detained in Dubai
Feb 8, 20244 min read
433 views
No response from Cleverly leaves Glendinning family arranging protest at Scottish parliament
No response from Cleverly leaves Glendinning family arranging protest at Scottish parliament this week Scottish construction engineer...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 23, 20222 min read
51 views
Billy Hood - what will the British FCDO do to help the footballer sentenced to 25 years for CBD oil?
Billy Hood has been sentenced to remain in Dubai's notorious prison until his 49th birthday. But what is the UK Embassy and British FCDO...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 14, 20215 min read
122 views
Arrested for cross-dressing in Dubai
A transgender woman was arrested in Dubai last week, accused of cross-dressing. She was thrown into a male prison and deprived of access...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 16, 20213 min read
1,208 views
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...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20214 min read
189 views
The dark side of Dubai
Sneaky selfies, a sleeping Swede and a pair of shattered spectacles. The details of a post-brunch debacle in Dubai are laughably mundane,...
The Times
Dec 4, 20176 min read
128 views
Scotsman Jamie Harron sentenced today to 3 months in Dubai jail for brushing up against man in crowd
Today Jamie Harron was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for accidentally brushing the hip of an Arab customer at the Rock Bottom bar in...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 22, 20172 min read
358 views
Statement from Radha Stirling 17:00, 11 October 2017 re Jamie Harron
Jamie has two open cases against him in Dubai. The first case was for brushing past the man and the second includes allegations of a rude...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 11, 20173 min read
28 views
Top UAE lawyer calls for legal reforms after recent terrifying arrests of 3 Brits
- Jamie Harron, Jamil Mukadam and Billy Barclay Essam Al Tamimi, one of the UAE's most respected lawyers has publicly claimed that the...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 9, 20173 min read
81 views
Parents of Scot held in Dubai for brushing past man in bar speak out
The parents of Jamie Harron, the Scotsman arrested in Dubai for accidentally touching another man’s hip while trying to avoid bumping...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 8, 20173 min read
78 views
Brit facing 3 years jail in Dubai for "public indecency"
Following the recent, frightening arrest and detainment of British family man Billy Barclay, another Scot, Jamie Harron has also fallen...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 6, 20175 min read
25 views
bottom of page