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    Dubai Expo, UAE influence puts Britons like Billy Hood, at risk
    Dubai's long anticipated expo is finally in full swing, but so is the worldwide media in highlighting human rights abuses and even boycotting the expo.

    20 October 2021

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    “Thank Sheikh Mohammed or else”, British torture victim told
    “You make a video just for our internal media purposes or option 2, well you won’t like option 2.”

    17 September 2021

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    “The UAE is not safe for British nationals” - Baroness Whitaker
    “The UAE is not safe for British nationals” - Baroness Whitaker

    6 July 2021

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    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

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    Lady Whitaker raises Parliament question about Brit detained in Dubai
    60 year old grandfather, Albert Douglas, was the subject of a parliamentary question raised by Lady Whitaker:

    14 June 2021

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    Ailing grandfather detained in Dubai for son’s ‘bounced cheques’, desperate for help
    60 year old Londoner, Albert Douglas, made a brave attempt to cross to Oman after losing faith in Dubai’s justice system.  He had stayed in the glitzy city, thinking an innocent man could never be convicted.  He had faith in the “system” and faith in the legal process.  ...

    29 April 2021

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    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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