Radha Stirling interviews American detained in Dubai over legal marijuana.  “He’s free”.

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

Ramadan started on Tuesday in Dubai, a time where prisoners are often pardoned and released.  But for most foreigners intertwined with the Emirati judicial process, this simply adds to the inherent delays.  Peter has been held in the UAE for almost two months after a rou...

Dubai police arrest American man for possession of hashish consumed OUTSIDE the UAE

A newly published report by The Daily Beast’s Adam Rawnsley details how Ras Al Khaimah used an Israeli private intelligence company to hack American and European citizens deemed enemies of the regime of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi.

The spotlight of the international media, human rights organisations, and western governments often falls upon the UAE, particularly in recent years. Attention, however, tends to focus on the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the smaller, lesser-known emirates are rarely ...

Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, issued the following statement:

Group arrested for sharing naked video in Dubai

“Foreign Minister Heiko Maas abandons the German Dieter Kellouche in the Arab prison"

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