Ryan Cornelius | Detained in Dubai

Detained in Dubai

Feb 10, 20236 min read

Detained in Dubai’s 15th anniversary celebration

On the 30th of January, Detained in Dubai celebrated its 15th anniversary in London with friends, clients and members of the media and...

Detained in Dubai

Oct 13, 20223 min read

Oil & Rights: Truss on the Gulf

Oil & Rights: Truss policies follow familiar model. Although the UK has been on a political rollercoaster the past few years, is it...

Detained in Dubai

Mar 25, 20225 min read

Capital flight to UAE undermines human rights

Originally written for and published on The Times of Israel Blogs March 25th, 2022 Anyone concerned about human rights issues must...

Detained in Dubai

Mar 21, 20226 min read

'Foreign Office Fails Brits Detained Abroad' Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe latest to criticise FCDO

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is the latest Brit to criticise Foreign Office for their incompetency and dwindling diplomatic influence in the...

Detained in Dubai

Mar 17, 20223 min read

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s 6-year detention highlights Britain’s diminished diplomatic influence

“Britain’s diplomatic power is greatly diminished in the Middle East, either due to reduced prestige or lack of trying,” says Radha...

Detained in Dubai

Jan 28, 202210 min read

'I may never see my husband again': Wife of ailing British businessman

Ryan Cornelius is locked in Dubai jail over banking fraud, his wife says he has been condemned to die behind bars because he cannot repay...

Detained in Dubai

Dec 16, 202128 min read

"The Dubai Debt Trap" - The Economist, Dec 2021

Ryan Cornelius hadn’t even intended to set foot outside Dubai airport. When he boarded a flight from Karachi on May 21st 2008, he planned...

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Detained in Dubai

Nov 30, 20211 min read

Radha Stirling and Lord Clement Jones interview with BBC

The family of a British businessman who has had his Dubai jail sentence extended by 20 years despite completing his original 10-year term...

Detained in Dubai

Nov 30, 20205 min read

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...

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