Ryan Pepper, a 27-year-old father from Kent, United Kingdom, has been held in a United Arab Emirates jail since November 3, 2025 without charge, and his situation has reportedly become increasingly dire. According to The Sun, the young man has allegedly suffered through horrific abuse, while being detained in a Sharjah facility near Dubai.
He reportedly still has no idea what crime he is accused of, and has communicated his plight through handwritten notes smuggled out of his cell, which he shares with about 20 other inmates. In these notes, he has described the environment as a hellhole, and Ryan’s sister Chloe alleges her brother’s teeth were pulled out with pliers as his captors beat him.
