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‘Quid Pro Quo UAE’ using diplomacy to expand powers

“It was nothing short of shocking to see the UAE hand over British national Christian Michel immediately upon India’s unlawful attack of a US yacht”, said Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, who represents Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum and...

8 February 2021

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The King of Interpol Abuse

Handing out Interpol notices like his own personal business cards, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi is described as “The King of Interpol Abuse”. The ruler of a small northern region of the UAE, called Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud has had to find other means to bring in mon...

8 February 2021

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Woman faces “£100,000 fine and 2 years in prison” for WhatsApp message in Dubai

British woman in tears after Dubai police advise her she faces a “500,000 dirham fine, two years in prison and deportation”.

5 February 2021

UK Embassy responds to woman detained in Dubai over WhatsApp

“The police sent her phone off to forensics to examine even though she provided a written admission to the allegation. It’s concerning that the police confiscated her phone and wish to examine it in detail. This process can take weeks and it is possible they may levy a...

5 February 2021

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Woman stuck in Dubai over WhatsApp "frightened to death"

Woman facing a chaotic Middle Eastern legal system says she has “no idea what is going on, what is coming next, and how long it could take”.

4 February 2021

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Brit detained in Dubai over WhatsApp message

A British human resources manager has been held in Dubai after her Ukrainian flatmate lodged a police complaint over a “rude” WhatsApp message sent over a petty household dispute arising from her flatmate’s intolerance to her use of the dining table to work from during l...

3 February 2021

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UAE “asks” Bangladesh to freeze assets of RAKIA CEO Khater Massaad

Former advisor to RAK ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi and CEO of RAKIA and RAK Ceramics, Dr Khater Massaad, has been the target of a years-long campaign that has seen repeated legal abuses in an “anything goes” approach to politically motivated judicial relief.

2 February 2021

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Daniel Rivera of Skyline International Free Speech organisation, live with Radha Stirling

Free speech organisation Skyline, talks with Radha Stirling on censorship, cybercrime laws, big tech and governmental attacks on human rights organisations and oppositional voices.

2 February 2021

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Swiss government & business councils advised to issue new UAE warnings to citizens

Stirling has contacted the UAE ambassador to Switzerland, the Swiss ambassador to UAE, the Swiss-UAE business council, and the Swiss Foreign Office, as well as multiple global investment groups, warning that Ras Al Khaimah cannot be considered a stable destination for bu...

28 January 2021

Before Israelis invest in RAK, Abu Dhabi must rein in Sheikh Saud

The small northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is aggressively soliciting foreign investment, but eager Israeli investors should be wary. The government of RAK, under Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qassimi has been waging a relentless campaign against everyone who put the tiny em...

25 January 2021

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