9 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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11 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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12 h. ago Mia O'Brien's 'living nightmare in Dubai’s Alcatraz' as Brit 'has destroyed her life'

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Merseyside, was sentenced to life in prison in Dubai after being caught with 50 grams of the Class A drugs in the Middle East in October, her mum has said

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12 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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12 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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17 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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17 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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20 h. ago Mum of British law student jailed for life in Dubai makes damning three

Mia O'Brien, 23, has been banged up in Dubai's central prison after her mum admits she made a "very stupid mistake".

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20 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

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20 h. ago Fundraising appeal for British woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai is taken down for violating guidelines

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, made a 'very stupid mistake' and is now being held in the city's central prison, her mother revealed.

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22 h. ago Glam Brit law student in peril as GoFundMe to escape Dubai prison removed

Mia O'Brien is being held in a Dubai prison, having been handed a life sentence for an undisclosed crime, and a GoFundMe set up by her family has now been removed for violating guidelines

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34 h. ago Mum's heartbreaking plea after law student daughter caged for life in Dubai

Mia O'Brien is now behind bars in the United Arab Emirates city.

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35 h. ago Brit woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after 'mistake' sees fundraiser REMOVED

There is fresh agony for the mum of a young British woman jailed for life in Dubai after her hopes of raising money via a GoFundMe to fight her sentence were dashed

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35 h. ago British student jailed for life after making 'a very stupid mistake' in Dubai

The Foreign Office have said they are supporting the family

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37 h. ago Mum's desperate plea after daughter, 23, is 'jailed for life' over 'stupid mistake' in Dubai

Mia O'Brien, 23, is being held in Dubai's central prison after she 'got mixed up' with 'so-called friends', her mum Danielle McKenna says, and has been given a life sentence

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41 h. ago British woman, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making a 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a heartfelt plea on a fundraising site for help with travel and legal fees.

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41 h. ago British woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after making ‘very stupid mistake’

Mia O’Brien got ‘mixed up’ with the wrong crowd and ‘is now paying the price’, her mother claimed

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43 h. ago Brit law student handed life sentence in Dubai after ‘stupid mistake’

Mia O’Brien is locked up in Dubai’s notorious central prison as her devastated mum begs for help to cover legal bills and travel costs.

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45 h. ago Brit woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after 'very stupid mistake' says horrified mum

A young Brit has been handed a life sentence in Dubai after she made a 'stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has been trying to raise funds for legal fees

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45 h. ago Brit student, 23, jailed for LIFE after making 'a very stupid mistake' in Dubai

Law student Mia O'Brien, 23, is in Dubai's central prison after she "got mixed up with the wrong so-called friends" and made a "very stupid mistake" in the hardline Emirate

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