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London barrister faces losing her children in misogynistic Dubai legal ordeal

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Nov 3, 20216 min read

London barrister faces losing her children in misogynistic Dubai legal ordeal

Summary: Patriarchal UAE legal system under fire as 48-year-old British mother of four risks losing her children to her powerful...

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Nov 3, 20216 min read

Americans detained in Dubai - A by-product of UAE lobbying?

American detained in Dubai is not alone. Why does Dubai jail tourists? UAE lobbying has suppressed criminality for over a decade and it...

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Phone tracking spyware likely used to capture Dubai princess, claims former aid

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Phone tracking spyware likely used to capture Dubai princess, claims former aid

Former French Naval officer Hervé Jaubert, who planned and executed Dubai’s princess Latifa’s failed escape plan three years ago, has...

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Nov 3, 20219 min read

Cosmopolitan covers Detained in Dubai

Going on holiday or on a backpacking adventure is a lot of fun; it's why so many people do it. But something that could ruin that fun big...

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The United Arab Emirates is trying to rebrand its image by making changes to its legal system

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Nov 3, 20211 min read

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...

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Caitlin McNamara sexual assault in the UAE

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Caitlin McNamara sexual assault in the UAE

"32 year old Caitlin McNamara has spoken to media about her allegations of sexual harassment by Sheikh Nayan bin Mubarak Al Nayan

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BREAKING: Dubai royal Sheikha Zaynab livestreams attack on family

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

BREAKING: Dubai royal Sheikha Zaynab livestreams attack on family

Wife of Dubai royal Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum broadcast multiple Instagram livestreams today as she tearfully...

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Radha Stirling sheds light on appalling rights for women in the Middle East

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Nov 3, 20211 min read

Radha Stirling sheds light on appalling rights for women in the Middle East

“It was only due to the media campaign that we launched, and it was pretty difficult at the time too, because it’s a story of a princess esc

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Melissa McBurnie case exposes anti female bias in UAE

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Melissa McBurnie case exposes anti female bias in UAE

- Princesses Haya & Latifa cases reveal discriminatory system from the top American sexual harassment victim arrested in Dubai for...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read

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...

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Asylum-seeking Saudi sisters summoned to police station; fear deportation to Saudi Arabia

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

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...

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Radha Stirling talks Gulf policy on women’s rights after prominent escapes

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Nov 3, 20219 min read

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...

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Radha Stirling: “World's commitment to women's rights tested in Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun case”

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Radha Stirling: “World's commitment to women's rights tested in Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun case”

Saudi Arabia is attempting to force 18 year old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun to return to the country after being apprehended in Thailand en...

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Asa Hutchinson, British girl facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Asa Hutchinson, British girl facing years in prison in Dubai for “witnessing someone else’s crime”

- given choice of “signing legal documents written only in Arabic, or go straight to jail.” Asa Hutchinson, the British girl facing jail...

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Flaw in Dubai legal system leaving British visitors vulnerable.

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Flaw in Dubai legal system leaving British visitors vulnerable.

- Asa Hutchinson case only the tip of the iceberg Asa Hutchinson. British woman currently fighting for her freedom in the United Arab...

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Nov 3, 20216 min read

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,...

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LGBT community's outcry at World Coffee Championship being held in Dubai.

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

LGBT community's outcry at World Coffee Championship being held in Dubai.

- Organisers rethinking location. A statement from WCE that “Dubai was selected to host the Cezve/Ibrik Championship, World Brewers Cup,...

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International legal community’s outrage at plan to hold 2019 World Litigation Forum in Dubai

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

International legal community’s outrage at plan to hold 2019 World Litigation Forum in Dubai

The WLF represents a broad spectrum of leaders in the field of litigation, and many more working in the wider legal fields. Among its...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Brits’ release from Interpol detention nightmare secured, by tireless NGO: Detained In Dubai

A UK based NGO has secured the release of a British woman, who declines to be named, after a month under arrest in Italy, waiting to hear...

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