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British woman faces Dubai jail over Facebook ‘horse’ insult

April 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British woman is facing two years in jail in Dubai for calling her ex-husband’s new wife a “horse” on Facebook, campaigners have said. Londoner Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was arrested at a Dubai airport after […]

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for spying. Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, has said he is innocent, and that he had been […]

British expat sentenced in absence over Dubai hotel row

September 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

A British expat was sentenced to three months in prison in her absence after witnessing a fight in a Dubai hotel lobby, a campaign group says. Asa Hutchinson, 22, was not present in the United […]

UAE princesses guilty of servant abuse in Belgium

June 23, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants by a Brussels court. They were given 15-month suspended jail terms and ordered to pay €165,000 (£145,000; $185,000) […]

In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates

June 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By MAGGIE MICHAEL MUKALLA, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture […]

British woman arrested for ‘extra marital sex’ in Dubai after reporting an alleged rape by two men

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A 25 year old British woman who was arrested after she was allegedly gang-raped in Dubai last night said, “I have every respect for the United Arab Emirates and its laws and have faith that justice […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]