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RAK’s Volatile Dictatorship Unsafe for Investors

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 ...

5 April 2021

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Etoum case proves blood is not thicker than politics in the Middle East

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

4 April 2021

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Group detained in Dubai for sharing naked video

Group arrested for sharing naked video in Dubai

4 April 2021

Jürgen Braun calls out Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for “abandoning German national in Arab prison”.

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

2 April 2021

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KHALAF AL HABTOOR

30 March 2021

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Debt Enforcement & Management

Desperate Russian cancer victim held hostage in Dubai over debt.

Bika, 49 and a 25 year resident of Dubai decided to open a bakery in JBR, an upmarket area in Dubai. Bika, originally from Dagestan in Russia, chose a commercial real estate agent called Salwan LLC, a subsidiary of Dubai Properties.This was not Bika’s first business (sh...

25 March 2021

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Princess Latifa

“Princess Latifa’s yacht located using friend’s phone” - Hervé Jaubert

US/French spy Hervé Jaubert says he advocates for a quiet diplomatic resolution for Latifa, concerned that the latest videos put her in danger. "Nostromo located because of friend's phone" and the violent three government approved attack at sea.

18 March 2021

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Interpol & Extradition

Interpol’s role in Saudi’s extradition of Osama al-Hasani

Once again, the Middle East’s use of Interpol to locate and extradite foreign nationals raises human rights concerns.

11 March 2021

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