Irish/British veteran John Murphy begs to be allowed to return home for mother's funeral

Andrew Tate has already been tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion. The actual courts are still waiting their turn. Right now he sits in a Florida jail cell while British prosecutors demand his extradition on a growing list of serious charges. The media will feast on the spectacle. Commentators will rush to declare him either a martyr or a monster. Both reactions miss the only point that actually matters.

Detained in Dubai is assisting Miss Brooke George, a 23 year old TikToker and former John Lewis worker from Gravesend, Kent who has been charged in Dubai with the murder of a 26 year old British man she met online. The young woman has been charged with premeditated murder and faces the firing squad if convicted.

Human rights organisation Detained in Dubai today called for the immediate safeguarding of Ryan John Michael Pepper, a British father of young children from Ashford, Kent, held in Sharjah CID detention for many months with severely limited family contact.

Hanson, from Anchorage, Alaska, first travelled to the UAE for work in aviation before later moving there in 2016. His situation deteriorated after the economic downturn following covid lockdowns and the knock on effects. He was left facing travel bans.

British father Ryan Pepper has reported that he has been beaten, threatened and psychologically abused inside a UAE detention facility while British officials struggled to obtain meaningful private access to him following repeated safeguarding concerns raised by his devastated family.

Detained in Dubai provides legal and crisis support to foreign nationals detained in the UAE, including coordinating defence strategies with local lawyers, liaising with embassies and government officials, and advocating for fair treatment and release. The organisation also supports families, raises cases at diplomatic levels, and, where necessary, brings international attention to cases to help secure outcomes.

Brit Warned He Could Be Arrested in Dubai Over Tweet Sent from Manchester

UAE Cybercrime Crackdown Escalates Following Iran War in the Gulf - By Radha Stirling, Expert Witness, Crisis Manager and Founder of Detained in Dubai. 29 March 2026

war-torn Dubai: The glittering tax-free influencer fantasy is unravelling as expats are arrested and treated as criminals for simply taking a photo of drone damage and sending to worried relatives

Detained in Dubai has announced that 21 people have been charged together under the UAE's cybercrime laws. Its CEO warns even sharing or commenting on circulating videos or news could lead to jail, fines and deportation.

Radha Stirling, founder and CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, has been the UAE's biggest critic over the past two decades. She's called out the FCDO and British government for their treatment of citizens abroad and now she's called out the recent political rhetoric targeting British expatriates in Dubai, warning that attempts to portray them as “tax exiles” risk creating public support for the government abandoning its own citizens abroad.

Detained in Dubai says Brits with travel bans should be allowed to evacuate

Lee Murray - 20 years in prison!

UAE soft power and deepening relations should help Brits but it hasn't so far

Lee Murray has spent twenty years in a Moroccan prison. Limited access to family. Deteriorating health that now requires proper medical assessment and care. For any human being, that is an extraordinary price.

UAE soft power and deepening relations should help Brits but it hasn't so far

The dismissal of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, long-time chairman and chief executive of DP World, has been described as “the tip of the iceberg” by Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai and a recognised UAE country expert witness.

Rising Use of UAE Laws by Ex-Spouses to Target Partners

A 63 year old London grandfather returned home after years in hellish Dubai prison where he was beaten, tortured and subjected to egregious human rights abuses. The successful entrepreneur was released after an intense campaign led by his son, Wolfgang Douglas, and Radha Stirling, the founder of Detained in Dubai.