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.

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Brits in Dubai Beg for Help While the FCDO Stands By. What Has Gone Wrong? By Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International