"Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story."
"Albert Douglas, a 63-year-old from London, has been detained in the emirate since 2021 after cheques relating to a business owned by his son, Wolfgang Douglas, bounced in 2019. Despite forensic tests suggesting he hadn't written them, he has remained held in several high security prisons in the United Arab Emirates' largest city, where his family claim he has experienced torture behind bars and even been strangled by a fellow inmate."
The Independent covers issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and producing the documentary 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet avoids paywalls and relies on donations to fund reporters on the ground and to present both sides of stories. Albert Douglas, a 63-year-old British grandfather from London, has been detained in Dubai since 2021 after cheques connected to his son's business bounced in 2019. Forensic tests suggested he did not write the cheques. His family report torture and strangulation by another inmate. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found his detention arbitrary, and his son expressed hope for release before Christmas.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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