British man sentenced to three months in jail for touching man's hip in Dubai cleared
7 years, 5 months ago

British man sentenced to three months in jail for touching man's hip in Dubai cleared

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Mr Harron, said police called him on Monday morning and told him his case "has been dismissed and he can pick up his passport and is free to leave". "Of course, a fully functional legal system would not require outside intervention, and a case like Jamie’s would never proceed in the first place. Detained in Dubai said the case "highlights the urgent need for judicial reform" in the country but said Mr Harron's exoneration was "a hopeful sign that the UAE’s leadership possesses the will and vision to pursue such reforms in the future". "We urgently call upon the UAE authorities to institute a judicial system that is in line with internationally recognised legal standards," said spokesman Joe Odell.

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Brit jailed in Dubai ordered to sign document saying his human rights are being upheld
2 months ago

Brit jailed in Dubai ordered to sign document saying his human rights are being upheld

The Independent  

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British teenager, 18, surrenders to begin serving one year in hell hole UAE prison after having sex with girl, 17, during 'holiday romance'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

British teenager, 18, surrenders to begin serving one year in hell hole UAE prison after having sex with girl, 17, during 'holiday romance'

Daily Mail  

British teenager Marcus Fakana has surrendered himself to authorities in the UAE and begun his one year jail sentence in the notorious Al Aweer prison after having sex with a 17-year-old girl in Dubai. Marcus Fakana had a weeklong holiday romance with the girl, also British, but was arrested and detained after her mother complained to the Dubai police. The …

Brit, 18, faces 20 years in Dubai prison after he was charged with having sex with 17-year-old fellow UK tourist whose 'furious mother reported him to UAE police' during family holiday
4 months ago

Brit, 18, faces 20 years in Dubai prison after he was charged with having sex with 17-year-old fellow UK tourist whose 'furious mother reported him to UAE police' during family holiday

Daily Mail  

An 18-year-old Brit faces 20 years in prison in Dubai after being charged with having sex with a then-17-year-old during a family holiday. Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, London, was held in a notorious UAE prison for days after police received word of his holiday romance from her 'strict' mother. But as the girl's parents told Dubai police about the relationship …

British tourist sentenced to three months in Dubai jail for ‘insulting’ airport staff
1 year, 3 months ago

British tourist sentenced to three months in Dubai jail for ‘insulting’ airport staff

The Independent  

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UK government accused of abandoning British man with HIV imprisoned in UAE
4 years ago

UK government accused of abandoning British man with HIV imprisoned in UAE

The Independent  

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British man detained for 'patting' guard in Egypt returns to UK
5 years, 1 month ago

British man detained for 'patting' guard in Egypt returns to UK

The Independent  

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Durham academic Matthew Hedges detained in Dubai on GMB on prison ordeal
6 years, 3 months ago

Durham academic Matthew Hedges detained in Dubai on GMB on prison ordeal

Daily Mail  

Freed British academic Matthew Hedges has revealed his horror of seeing a torture victim's footprints on the wall of his Dubai jail cell in his first TV interview since his release. In his first UK TV interview on Good Morning Britain, Matthew Hedges and his wife Daniela Tejada said he wasn't physically tortured but solitary confinement felt like it Matthew …

Matthew Hedges: UAE considering clemency for British academic jailed for life on spying charges
6 years, 4 months ago

Matthew Hedges: UAE considering clemency for British academic jailed for life on spying charges

The Independent  

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UAE sentences British academic to life in prison for spying
6 years, 4 months ago

UAE sentences British academic to life in prison for spying

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British academic was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates on charges that he was spying for the U.K. — a verdict that Britain described as shocking as it urged its Mideast ally to reconsider the decision. The Federal Appeals Court of Abu Dhabi said Hedges was found guilty of “spying on …

Matthew Hedges: British academic charged with spying in UAE is released on bail
6 years, 4 months ago

Matthew Hedges: British academic charged with spying in UAE is released on bail

The Independent  

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UAE holds British man in solitary confinement for five months on ‘spying’ charge
6 years, 5 months ago

UAE holds British man in solitary confinement for five months on ‘spying’ charge

The Independent  

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Man was who tortured in Dubai jail campaigns for UK to end extradition deal with UAE
7 years, 4 months ago

Man was who tortured in Dubai jail campaigns for UK to end extradition deal with UAE

The Independent  

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British man jailed in Dubai after row over £2 taxi fare
7 years, 4 months ago

British man jailed in Dubai after row over £2 taxi fare

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Briton sentenced to prison for touching man's hip in Dubai warns UK tourists his ordeal 'could happen to anyone'
7 years, 4 months ago

Briton sentenced to prison for touching man's hip in Dubai warns UK tourists his ordeal 'could happen to anyone'

The Independent  

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Jamie Harron: Man jailed in Dubai for touching man's hip says 'I would go back'
7 years, 4 months ago

Jamie Harron: Man jailed in Dubai for touching man's hip says 'I would go back'

The Independent  

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I was jailed in Dubai like Jamie Harron – it's worse than you could possibly imagine
7 years, 4 months ago

I was jailed in Dubai like Jamie Harron – it's worse than you could possibly imagine

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British man Jamie Harron sentenced to jail for touching man's hip in Dubai arrives back in UK
7 years, 4 months ago

British man Jamie Harron sentenced to jail for touching man's hip in Dubai arrives back in UK

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Dubai: British tourist Jamie Harron sentenced to three months 'for accidentally touching a man's hip' in bar
7 years, 5 months ago

Dubai: British tourist Jamie Harron sentenced to three months 'for accidentally touching a man's hip' in bar

The Independent  

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British tourist jailed in Dubai for drinking awaits second sentence for accidentally touching man's hip in bar
7 years, 5 months ago

British tourist jailed in Dubai for drinking awaits second sentence for accidentally touching man's hip in bar

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British tourist facing jail after touching man’s hip in Dubai bar speaks out: 'It has broken me’
7 years, 5 months ago

British tourist facing jail after touching man’s hip in Dubai bar speaks out: 'It has broken me’

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Briton facing jail in Dubai for ‘brushing against man in bar’ ordered to remain in country
7 years, 5 months ago

Briton facing jail in Dubai for ‘brushing against man in bar’ ordered to remain in country

The Independent  

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Dubai: British tourist faces jail 'for accidentally touching man's hip' in bar
7 years, 5 months ago

Dubai: British tourist faces jail 'for accidentally touching man's hip' in bar

The Independent  

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British IT worker 'facing six months in prison' in Dubai for giving fellow driver the finger
7 years, 6 months ago

British IT worker 'facing six months in prison' in Dubai for giving fellow driver the finger

The Independent  

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Gay British man battling extradition to Dubai
9 years, 3 months ago

Gay British man battling extradition to Dubai

The Independent  

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Three Britons jailed in Dubai drugs case pardoned in amnesty for Ramadan
11 years, 8 months ago

Three Britons jailed in Dubai drugs case pardoned in amnesty for Ramadan

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男子竖中指被迪拜法院驱逐出境
14 years, 2 months ago

男子竖中指被迪拜法院驱逐出境

China Daily  

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