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Assange: NGO calls for extradition treaty review
In light of the Julian Assange appeal, an Interpol and extradition focussed NGO has called on several Parliamentary Committees to...
Detained in Dubai
May 24, 20244 min read
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Iran-Saudi Arabia deal a dangerous sign of Western retreat - by Radha Stirling
Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia and Iran have been engaging in talks for several months, no one was prepared for the dramatic...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 14, 20234 min read
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Tourism in Saudi Arabia too risky
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a dangerous figure. Equal parts despot, dictator, mafia-style don, but...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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Abusive Saudi initiated UAE Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling
Abusive Interpol Red Notice Deleted by Interpol and extradition crisis consultant, Radha Stirling When a Jordanian business owner was...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 24, 20223 min read
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CRISPIN BLUNT CONDEMNS FOREIGN OFFICE INACTION OVER CONSTITUENT DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Crispin Blunt today condemned the lack of British intervention over a constituent, Mr Christopher Emms, detained in the Kingdom of Saudi...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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60 Minutes | British Cryptocurrency expert wanted by FBI after trip to North Korea
60 Minutes investigates how British citizen Christopher Emms has become one of the FBI's "Most Wanted" after attending a crypto...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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Crypto Insider Stuck in Saudi Arabia Over North Korean Conference
Christopher Emms travelled to North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith for a blockchain conference in 2019, drawing ire of the US Original...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 1, 20224 min read
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Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? The Gulf in Justice Podcast asks Brits detained abroad
Is Liz Truss fit to be Prime Minister? GULF IN JUSTICE PODCAST asks Brits detained abroad Gulf prisoners & human rights victims say “Liz...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 28, 20224 min read
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Foreign Office accused of 'washing its hands' of Brit detained in Saudi Arabia
Crispin Blunt MP has accused the Foreign Office of failing to help his constituent Christopher Emms who was arrested in Riyadh in...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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Radha Stirling statement on Ghafoor arrest in Dubai
Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi, was arrested in Dubai while in transit on his way to Turkey. Ghafoor, and American...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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Wow! US expands GLOBAL jurisdiction (for itself only) - FBI hunts innocent Brit after Assange abuse
The US is feeling emboldened after persecution and near extradition of Julian Assange. Now, they're hunting a British citizen who...
Detained in Dubai
May 27, 20222 min read
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Saudi Prince uses Interpol to prevent damaging witness testimony
Disgraced Saudi Prince, Turki bin Abdullah; now in prison for corruption; organised a secretive meeting at a luxury oasis in the desert 2...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 28, 20224 min read
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Disgraced Saudi Prince Convened Meeting of Billionaires Prior to His Arrest
Contractors stiffed by Saudi Prince for construction of venue for secret billionaires' meeting reveal potential plot to challenge MBS A...
Detained in Dubai
Mar 14, 20225 min read
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Etoum case proves blood is not thicker than politics in the Middle East
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, issued the following statement: “The UAE jailed a Jordanian activist in February, with a...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 4, 20213 min read
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Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling on "hypocritical choice" of Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia
Detained in Dubai’s Radha Stirling comments on “hypocritical choice” of Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia, while women are treated...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20191 min read
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Asylum-seeking Saudi sisters summoned to police station; fear deportation to Saudi Arabia
Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling issued the following statement on the ongoing case of Dua and Dalal Khalid, two Saudi sisters who...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 25, 20192 min read
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Radha Stirling talks Gulf policy on women’s rights after prominent escapes
Radha Stirling talks Gulf policy on women’s rights after prominent Sheikha Latifa & Rahaf Alqunun escapes During the last few years there...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 16, 20199 min read
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Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice
Only reform in Saudi can lead to Khashoggi justice By Radha Stirling “Having now passed 100 days since the brutal murder of Jamal...
Detained in Dubai
Jan 13, 20194 min read
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