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Oil & Rights: Truss on the Gulf

Oil & Rights: Truss policies follow familiar model.

13 October 2022

Liz Truss Ukraine Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign Secretary European Humani Rights Courts Matthew Hedges Billy Hood Albert Douglas Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Middle East Prison UK Prisoners Gulf States Khashoggi Human Rights UK Prime Minister

Spanish pilot left traumatised after CID abduction from Dubai Expo

A Spanish pilot has spoken about his traumatic experience after being detained in Dubai when visiting the World Expo

14 January 2022

#DetainedinDubai Radha Stirling CEO Detained in Dubai Plane Spotters Dubai EXPO Aviation Enthusiasts Dubai Police Forced Confession Held without charge Matthew Hedges Spanish National

Press Release: Parliamentary Debate - Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai

Press Release: Parliamentary Debate: Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai: 9th of December 2021

7 December 2021

Radha Stirling CEO Detained in Dubai FCDO Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Travel Warnings Billy Hood Matthew Hedges Albert Douglas Laleh Shahravesh FCO Is Broken #FreeAlbert #FreeBillyHood Dubai UAE Travel Warnings Tourism Warning

“Don’t support Dubai Expo”, warn British investors

Escalating diplomatic efforts for Brit detained in Dubai

13 July 2021

Radha Stirling CEO Detained in Dubai FCO FCDO Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office #FreeAlbert Albert Douglas Wolfgang Douglas Laleh Laleh Shahravesh Andre Gauthier Matthew Hedges

The FCDO is broken

The first thing most foreign nationals do when they experience problems abroad is to contact their embassies. It is fair to say that people expect their countries’ diplomats to swoop in and protect them with all the weight of their governments behind them, particularly ...

6 July 2021

#FreeAlbert Radha Stirling CEO Detained in Dubai FCO UK FCO UK Nationals Travel warning Albert Douglas Matthew Hedges Matt Joyce Richard Lau UK government Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Torture in the Emirates

Lady Whitaker and Andy Slaughter, MP have voiced their serious concerns to the Foreign Office over the UAE’s treatment of British grandfather, Albert Douglas. In fact, they’ve even suggested sanctions may be needed to protect UK citizens abroad. “This is not the first ti...

9 June 2021

#FreeAlbert Torture Human Rights Artur Ligeska Matthew Hedges Lee Bradley Brown

FCO talks to Grandfather beaten and forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail

Press Release: FCO talks to grandfather beaten & forced to drink from toilet in Dubai jail

10 May 2021

#FreeAlbert Torture Albert Douglas FCO Dubai Princess Latifa Lee Bradley Brown Matthew Hedges Artur Ligeska

Celebrity support increases for grandfather detained in Dubai

Celebrity support increases for grandfather detained in Dubai

7 May 2021

Detained in Dubai Absolutely Ascot Dubai Free Albert investment warning Albert Douglas Lee Bradley Brown Torture Police Brutality Matthew Hedges Artur Ligeska