Laleh Shahravesh

Laleh Shahrahvesh discusses her Dubai ordeal and how Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai helped her return safely to England.

In March 2019, British national Laleh Shahravesh traveled to Dubai with her 14-year-old daughter to attend her ex-husband's funeral. Upon arrival, she was arrested due to two Facebook comments she had posted in 2016, in which she referred to her ex-husband's new wife as a "horse." These comments, written in Farsi while Shahravesh was in the UK, led to charges under the UAE's strict cybercrime laws, which can penalise individuals for defamatory statements made online, regardless of where or when…