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Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015

1 December 2020

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Interpol & Extradition

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 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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BBC Scotland interviews Radha Stirling and Kenny MacAskill MP on the arrest of Conor Howard in Corfu

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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Expats shocked Qatar & UAE banks are getting away with using INTERPOL as debt collection agency

INTERPOL’s global reputation been damaged over the last decade due to their negligence in allowing member countries to misuse the international law enforcement organisation. More specifically, serious questions have been raised regarding transparency, as Interpol’s top f...

29 November 2020

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Edinburgh bus driver faces extradition to UAE for helping his daughter escape troubled marriage

Bus driver Mr Black was forced to flee the UAE to support his daughter when her marriage to a local man became unbearable. He left his life and business behind when he returned to Scotland to start anew at the age of 60. Black suffers from chronic asbestosis, and has str...

29 November 2020

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3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks

In July a British woman was arrested in Italy for an Interpol Red Notice because of an unpaid credit card. She was held for 30 days facing the prospect of extradition to the UAE to face imprisonment. In August a British man was detained by Interpol in Germany for a simi...

29 November 2020

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Interpol & Extradition

US urged to promote democratic leadership in Interpol

Interpol has come under increased scrutiny over the past decade, as countries notorious for human rights violations, have abused their membership with Interpol to expand their powers of arrest beyond their borders, resulting in countless arrests that never should have ha...

12 November 2020

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Will Greece bail Scottish man detained over Qatar Interpol notice?

Extradition and Interpol expert Radha Stirling, who is representing Conor Howard, issued the following statement today:

3 September 2020

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