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Mia O'Brien, 23, to Appeal 25-Year Dubai Sentence After One-Day Trial Conducted Entirely in Arabic

British law student Mia O'Brien, 23, is appealing a 25-year prison sentence handed down after a one-day Arabic-only trial in Dubai. Human rights advocates warn that her case highlights deep flaws in the UAE's justice system and call for UK diplomatic intervention.

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“She Was A Law Student”: GoFundMe Page For 23YO Woman Jailed For Life In Dubai Gets Canceled

"I haven't seen my daughter since last October.”

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Who are the Brits still imprisoned in Dubai after teenager Marcus Fakana released?

More than 1.2 million Brits head to Dubai each year, but the risk of arrest remains

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‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?

Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage cases

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer criticised after greeting Emirati offical accused of torture

KEIR Starmer has been criticised after personally welcoming an Emirati official who has been accused of orchestrating the torture of two British men…

The National (Scotland)

He’s a wanted man accused of overseeing torture of Britons – now Emirati general is heading to UK

British academic Matthew Hedges says UAE security services chief and Interpol director Ahmed Naser Al Raisi is ultimately responsible for his torture

The Independent UK

Calls for special envoy to help release Britons held for years without fair trial

The families of Britons imprisoned abroad accuse the Foreign Office of caring more about ‘not upsetting’ relations with key trade partners than calling for the release of their loved ones.

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Foreign Office ‘quiet diplomacy’ futile in overseas arrest cases, says expert

Academic tortured in UAE tells families of Britons arrested in controversial circumstances abroad to go public promptly

The Guardian - UK

The Tories happily overlooked the UAE’s human rights record – until it came for the Telegraph

Doing business as usual with despots seems suddenly unpalatable for some in the party

The Guardian - UK

‘Brand Dubai’: how the city-state is using Cop28 climate talks to build influence

The emirate hosting the UN’s climate conference is selling a gilded vision of aspiration built on oil and everything it powers

The Guardian - UK

Murder confession frees man after 10 years in jail

Wassim Tiriaki will walk free next year after his co-accused admitted being responsible for the 2011 shooting of Matthew Hedges.

AAP

‘Don’t be naive like I was’: UK academic advises Cop28 attenders to stay safe

Matthew Hedges, tortured in UAE in 2018, tells reporters and activists to take clean phones and watch who they deal with

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office apologises to academic for failing to spot torture signs

Matthew Hedges was detained in Abu Dhabi between May and November 2018, after being accused of working for MI6.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office apologises over handling of Matthew Hedges torture case

Department’s top official acknowledges profound impact UAE detention had on British academic

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The Independent UK

British academic asks Foreign Office for formal apology over failure to spot torture during his detention in UAE

Foreign Office failed to notice signs of torture and provide help to UK academic, watchdog finds

The Independent UK

Academic urges Foreign Office apology over failure to spot signs of torture

A watchdog concluded the UK Government failed to follow its own guidance on detecting potential torture and mistreatment of British nationals.

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office failed to notice torture of British academic in UAE, watchdog finds

Parliamentary ombudsman says Matthew Hedges was let down by UK government during imprisonment

AAP

Murder conviction quashed after shooter's confession

Wassim Tiriaki had his murder conviction quashed for the shooting death of Matthew Hedges in his own home after another man confessed to pulling the trigger.

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