Official podcast of Detained in Dubai, with Radha Stirling
Gulf in Justice
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Official podcast of Detained in Dubai, with Radha Stirling
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April 5, 2026
The Dubai Illusion: Cybercrime Arrests, War Fallout & the Truth Behind the “Safe Haven”
<p>Host Radha Stirling speaks with GB News commentator and serial entrepreneur Wolfgang Douglas, founder of <a href="https://www.thewolfmba.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">WOLFMBA</a> in a direct and hard-hitting discussion on the fallout from Iranian strikes, escalating cybercrime arrests, and serious allegations of beatings and torture in UAE detention.</p><p>Wolfgang Douglas is the son of<a href="https://www.albertdouglas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Albert Douglas</a>, a British grandfather who was arbitrarily detained while his assets were looted. He was then beaten and tortured by guards.</p><p>As regional tensions intensify, Radha explains why Dubai’s long-standing reputation as a “safe haven” is now being seriously questioned. Sitting at the centre of a volatile region, recent events have exposed risks that many investors and expatriates had either underestimated or were never warned about.</p><p>The episode examines the UAE’s aggressive use of cybercrime laws, where individuals have reportedly been detained simply for sharing real-time footage or private messages relating to drone and missile attacks. Radha outlines how these laws are being applied in practice, raising urgent concerns about censorship, due process, and the criminalisation of ordinary behaviour.</p><p>A key focus is the financial fallout. With instability rising, significant capital is beginning to move out of Dubai and the wider Gulf. Radha highlights the contradiction at the heart of the UAE’s messaging: while promoting itself as a safer alternative to Western markets, Gulf investors themselves have long relied on cities like London as true safe havens. That narrative is now being tested.</p><p>Wolfgang shares observations from the business community, where investors are reassessing their exposure to the region and reconsidering more established, legally transparent markets.</p><p>Radha Stirling is a leading civil and criminal justice expert and founder of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International. With nearly two decades of experience, she has assisted thousands of individuals facing legal issues in the UAE and has been a prominent advocate for due process, human rights, and legal reform across the Gulf.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
March 26, 2026
The War After the War: Trauma, Veterans & Justice in Dubai
<p><strong>From Battlefield to Detention</strong></p><p>In this powerful episode of Gulf in Justice, Radha Stirling sits down with Dr John A. King to explore the often overlooked reality of life after military service — what Dr King calls “the war after the war.”</p><p>Drawing on his work with veterans, Dr King shares insights from his new book and his experience coaching military personnel through trauma, identity loss, and reintegration into civilian life. His approach focuses on recovery, purpose, and rebuilding after service — an area that closely overlaps with many of the cases Radha has handled over the years.</p><p>Radha discusses her extensive work supporting military men who have found themselves detained, criminalised, or trapped in legal systems abroad , particularly in Dubai and the UAE. She reflects on cases including John Murphy, Joseph Lopez, Robin Berlin, Robert Dobbs, Perry Coppins, Charles Wimberly, and Andy Neal, highlighting the unique vulnerabilities veterans can face when navigating foreign legal systems, unresolved trauma, and high-pressure environments.</p><p>Together, they examine how gaps in support, combined with the lasting psychological impact of service, can leave veterans exposed, and why greater awareness, advocacy, and protection are urgently needed.</p><p><strong>Learn more about Dr John A. King and his work:</strong><br><a href="https://drjohnaking.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://drjohnaking.com/</a></p><p><br><strong>Learn more about Radha Stirling, the founder of Detained in Dubai</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.radhastirling.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.radhastirling.com/</a></p>
October 21, 2024
Extradited from Ukraine to Belgium - When crypto entrepreneurs are targeted.
<p><em><strong>Extradited from Ukraine to Belgium - When crypto entrepreneurs are targeted.</strong></em></p> <p><em>Radha Stirling talks with Simon Tadros, a tech entrepreneur who was extradited from Ukraine to Belgium, a country he had never even been to.</em></p> <p>Simon tells a story of what can happen to savvy entrepreneurs when law enforcement gets it wrong. Interpol and extradition specialist, Radha Stirling, has represented a number of crypto entrepreneurs who have been wrongfully targeted by law enforcement and swept up in a new, worrying trend towards universal jurisdiction.</p> <p><em>“Countries are trying to extradite entrepreneurs who have never even visited the requesting country. It’s dangerous and open to abuse. There is significant pressure on law enforcement to crackdown on crypto users and entrepreneurs and they are misusing Interpol and the extradition process to export their authority internationally.</em></p> <p><em>“We can not allow a precedent to be set whereby any country can, without evidence, have someone extradited to their country, especially those who have never even been there. Imagine if Saudi or China began requesting the same?”</em></p> <p>Simon Tadros was detained in Ukraine, extradited to Belgium to face unfair and unevidenced allegations. He was ultimately released which exemplifies how law enforcement and universal jurisdiction are a great threat to the safety of individuals, putting them at risk of egregious human rights violations.</p> <p><em>“What Simon has been through is disgraceful. He will not be compensated for the wrongful extradition, for the damage to his reputation, business and the personal toll it has taken on him and his family.”</em></p> <p>Stirling successfully helped British national, Christopher Emms, defend extradition from Saudi Arabia to the US and has appealed to Interpol to remove the Red Notice issued by the US in violation of Interpol’s rules.</p> <p><em>“I hope Simon’s case acts as a warning to Western law enforcement agencies who are haphazardly extraditing targets and ruining their lives, only to realise there is no genuine case”.</em></p> <p>https://www.radhastirling.com/</p> <p>https://www.interpolrednotice.com/</p>
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