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Dieter Kellouche freed from Sharjah prison

German national Dieter Kellouche was jailed in Sharjah for offending a Sheikh. He suffered outrageous treatment that led him to go on hunger strike. German ministers accused the government of “abandoning” Dieter, neglecting to even visit him for over a year and failing ...

11 May 2022

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Wife of Dieter Kellouche says “German Embassy is doing nothing”

“The treatment of my husband has been absolutely appalling,” said Dieter’s wife Suki who is advocating for the release of her 42 year old husband. “Dieter is a gentle man and what he’s gone through has been horrific. He’d never hurt a fly. He’s been thrown into a Sharjah...

20 June 2021

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German national attacked in a UAE prison

Violence breaks out over instant noodles, leaving Dieter Kellouche with broken bones.

18 June 2021

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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

Woman unjustly detained in UAE finally freed after UN complaint, now at home on coronavirus lockdown

After two and a half years behind bars in Sharjah’s infamous central prison, 58 year old Indian woman, Mary D’Souza, has finally been released and returned to her family in India.

31 December 2020

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German man has gone on hunger strike in Sharjah’s notorious prison, after being sentenced to life in prison at whim of Emirati royal

42 year old Dieter Kellouche has resorted to a hunger strike after his entire life was stolen by an Emirati Sheikh in a judicial system where a spiteful allegation is enough to condemn a victim to a life sentence.Radha Stirling interviewed Dieter’s brother Thomas on her ...

8 December 2020

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