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Trapped by Debt, Denied Healthcare – A Fight for Survival
No one should have to choose between their health and financial restrictions.
Detained in Dubai
Feb 151 min read
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Calls to pardon SDNY target Chris Emms - British citizen who literally did nothing wrong
Chris Emms is fighting back against the hubris and belligerence of America's assumption of global legal jurisdiction
Detained in Dubai
Jan 234 min read
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Virginia Congressman urges Saudi to halt extradition
Husband and father of two is in a Saudi jail, after Egypt issued a politically motivated Interpol Red Notice and extradition request.
Detained in Dubai
Dec 4, 20243 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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Gulf States investing heavily in influence
At a time when the UAE refuses to take calls from US President Joe Biden, hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, and cuts oil production...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 30, 20223 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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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, 20225 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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Chris Emms interview on USA extraterritorial application of domestic law
Chris Emms interview on USA extraterritorial application of domestic law in the persecution of crypto professionals. The US doesn’t want...
Detained in Dubai
Jun 6, 20221 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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US seeks extradition of British national re cryptocurrency conference: The case of Christopher Emms
The US has issued an Interpol Red Notice against Chris Emms for allegedly violating US sanctions against North Korea (DPRK). Emms is...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 26, 20229 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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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, 20215 min read
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Detained in Dubai reports UAE's Israel-US hacking agent to FBI
A newly published report by The Daily Beast’s Adam Rawnsley details how Ras Al Khaimah used an Israeli private intelligence company to...
Detained in Dubai
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and host of Gulf in Justice, wishes a Happy New Year!
“What an incredible year in so many ways, full of ups and downs, of setbacks and progress. We have seen such unprecedented abuses within...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 31, 20203 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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New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Israeli’s mis-sold the elusive “Dubai dream”
Discussed: RISKS to Israelis keen to invest in Dubai - Sean Hannity weighs in. The Israeli commerce sector is excited for reciprocal...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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