15 h. ago Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' where Mia O'Brien will spend her life: Former British inmates who endured confinement in notorious Al

A British woman is being held in a Dubai prison dubbed 'the Middle East's Alcatraz' that is run by Russian gangsters after she was caught with 50g of cocaine. 

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17 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien facing life in Dubai's 'Alcatraz' prison accused of torture

Mia O'Brien, 23, was handed a whole life sentence after being caught with 50 grams of the Class A drug in October, valued at around £2,500.

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18 h. ago Inside Mia O'Brien's 'living hell' as Brit student, 23, jailed for life in Dubai

As Mia O'Brien is handed a life sentence in Dubai, the Mirror takes a look at everything we know so far about the British student, including her heartbroken mum's statement

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18 h. ago Brit Mia O'Brien's Dubai prison hell future revealed in jail accused of torture

Mia O'Brien, a British university sudent slapped with a whole life sentence in Dubai, is reported to be inside a hellhole prison alleged to have previously carried out torture

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23 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien in 'hellhole' Dubai jail was caught with 50g of cocaine

Mia O'Brien was arrested in the Middle East in October and pleaded not guilty to drug offences in court, but was convicted by a judge after just a day-long hearing on July 25

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23 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien jailed for life in Dubai was caught with cocaine, says mum

Law student Mia O'Brien has been given a life sentence after being caught with 50 grams of cocaine in the Middle East in October, according to her mum

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26 h. ago Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' jail where Brit law student faces life sentence

Liverpool native Mia O'Brien, 23, is believed to be being held in the notorious Al-Awir prison in central Dubai, which has faced horror accusations of abuse and the torture of inmates

Society

8 d. ago Men taunted family of missing dad by 'streaming violent assault online'

Andrew Burow, 56, a cybersecurity worker, has been missing since August 20 in Brisbane, Australia, with two men accused of torturing the dad with images found of him "severely beaten"

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1 week ago Two men accused of torturing and humiliating French streamer Jean Pormanove come together... at his funeral

Stood side by side, these are the two men accused of torturing and humiliating a French streamer for days before he died live on camera - at his funeral.

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4 w. ago Girl, 8, found dead in bath with crushed hand and blisters after 'missed warning signs'

Warning: Distressing content. A couple have been accused of torturing and killing their little girl who was found dead in a hotel bathtub. Her family claim there were missed chances to save her

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