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Expanding Indo-UAE ties unsettling in light of Latifa incident
Indo-UAE ties to expand Emirates’ sphere of influence a troubling development, given UAE’s record of human rights abuse and disregard for...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 2018
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Young British academic detained in UAE for ‘spying’
British citizen, and PhD student Matthew Hedges, 31, was arrested last May at Dubai airport as he sought to return to the UK after a...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 11, 2018
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​Asa Hutchinson convicted in absentia, sentenced to 3 months in Dubai jail after witnessing brawl
A Dubai court sentenced Briton Asa Hutchinson in absentia for being a witness to an alleged assault. Her testimony was dismissed, and she...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 18, 2018
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British FCO confirms it is illegal for tourists to drink alcohol in the UAE and even in flight
Following widespread confusion regarding the alcohol laws in the UAE, the UK government has advised citizens that it is wholly illegal...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 9, 2018
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Amnesty International joins Detained in Dubai, The United Nations, and Human Rights Watch in calls f
Detained in Dubai welcomes Amnesty International’s calls for release of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, daughter of the Ruler of Dubai, who...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 4, 2018
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Warning to Indian investors in Ras al Khaimah UAE following detention of Indian national for a crime
47 year old Johnson George, married with two children, has been locked up in the heavily promoted investment hub of Ras al Khaimah....
Detained in Dubai
Aug 21, 2018
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UAE attempts to extradite yet another British National, Oaktree Executive Martin Graham
British National and Oaktree Capital Group Executive Martin Graham, has been convicted in absentia in a Sharjah Court of stealing $264...
Radha Stirling
Jun 28, 2016
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