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‘I was beaten and tortured’: how a British father and son made a fortune in Dubai then became wanted men

As the Middle East is drawn into war, expats and influencers are under pressure to only share the positive side of the UAE. In reality many are at risk of being put behind bars, and often find the UK government has little interest in helping them get out

The Guardian - UK

Dubai bank is behind British businessman’s 30-year jail sentence, family claims

Ryan Cornelius was arrested in 2008 over a bank loan and will be 84 years old when he is due to be released

The Guardian - UK

Family of detained Briton in Dubai say Foreign Office is ‘treating them like dirt’

Ryan Cornelius has been in prison in Dubai since 2008 on charges the United Nations and the European parliament say are unjust

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Families of UK prisoners detained abroad urge ministers to keep promises of help

David Lammy said he hopes to appoint special envoy for British nationals detained overseas

The Guardian - UK

Demands grow for sanctions over British man detained in Dubai for 17 years

Ryan Cornelius has been detained in Dubai since 2008

The Independent UK

MPs call for sanctions over British man detained in Dubai for 17 years

Ryan Cornelius was detained for 10 years in 2008 as part of a bank fraud case, and the detention was extended by 20 years in 2018.

Evening Standard

Family of Ryan Cornelius jailed in Dubai turns to EU for help

Heather Cornelius, whose husband is detained in Dubai, has met with MEPs and the European External Action Service in Brussels.

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Woman whose husband is detained in Dubai meets with Irish politicians

Heather Cornelius met with TDs and Senators at Leinster House about her husband’s 17-year detention.

Evening Standard

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.

The Independent UK

Briton jailed in Dubai for 16 years ordered to sign document claiming his human rights are being upheld

Exclusive: Imprisoned British businessman Ryan Cornelius has appealed to the Foreign Office for help after his Dubai jailers tried to force him to sign a document claiming his human rights were being upheld, we can reveal

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer ‘raised human rights’ with UAE amid efforts to free UK prisoner

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the UAE for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but his detention was extended by 20 years.

The Independent UK

Briton jailed in Dubai for past 16 years pleads with Starmer to end ‘nightmare’ on UAE visit

Exclusive: PM urged to fight for release of Ryan Cornelius, now 70, who has spent almost two decades imprisoned on a fraud charge the UN has said is unjust

The Independent UK

From Egypt to India, five jailed men who feel abandoned by Britain

A media mogul, a computer programmer, a developer, a trade unionist, and a Sikh activist – the prisoners arbitrarily detained abroad

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‘Chummy’ UK-UAE links could stifle efforts to free detained Briton, warns family

Ryan Cornelius has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since 2008.

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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.

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit 'unlawfully' jailed in Dubai call for probe into 'degrading treatment'

The relatives of 68-year-old Ryan Cornelius have submitted a request to the Met Police's War Crimes Team over what they claim to be a "breach of both international and UAE law"

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UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008

UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations

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