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A UK charity has urged expats to arrange a criminal check on themselves before returning to the UAE, to avoid being arrested for an offense of which they were unaware.

2 December 2020

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The GCC countries have joined forces to establish an Interpol style agency for the enforcement of policing and information sharing within the GCC region.  The main stated aim of the organisation which will be based in Abu Dhabi is to tackle terrorism.

2 December 2020

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A man was arrested last week on arrival at Dubai International Airport, after a police check returned false negative results.The accusations for which he was detained were of a petty nature.  However, had his police and immigration check returned accurate results, the ma...

2 December 2020

Interpol & Extradition
The UAE has drawn foreigners to its shores for a number of years, attracted to the well marketed allure of a glamorous, affluent lifestyle with unmatched business opportunities.  While some foreigners have enjoyed a genuinely positive experience, others have suffered jud...

1 December 2020

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The UAE is composed of many nationalities, though Indians form over 50% of the total population in the UAE.   20% of Indian expats are working in professional employment with a great number of entrepreneurs establishing businesses in a flourishing economy. There are an e...

1 December 2020

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Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015

1 December 2020

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In May of 2018, British national Ryan Cornelius was coming to the end of a 10 year prison sentence in Dubai when he was unexpectedly brought by police to a judge’s office where he was informed that his punishment was being extended another 20 years.  He was further told ...

30 November 2020

Interpol & Extradition
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 if she would be extradited to serve a lengthy term in a Dubai desert jail. Her crime? She simply fell behind on her credit card payme...

30 November 2020

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Conor Howard, a young Scottish man has been detained for extradition in Greece and faces deportation to Qatar over an herb grinder found in his luggage while transiting through Doha last year.Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International has ...

29 November 2020

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Qatar offers up Asian and African workers like real life slaves. It is a kin to human trafficking when someone like Jonnadula agrees to take a job as a chauffeur then ends up forced to work a hard labour job without his consent. He is not allowed to leave the country, hi...

29 November 2020

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