Protesters demand the release of teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai, London, England, United Kingdom - 04 Jan 2025] Having spent New Year in isolation, Fakana was then kept from contact with his family as he turned 19 in a prison reported to have ‘torturous’ and ‘hellish’ conditions.
British teen jailed for having sex in Dubai spent birthday and New Year alone A British teenager jailed in a ‘hellish’ prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl wasn’t allowed to speak to his family on his birthday.
Protesters demand the release of teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai, London, England, United Kingdom - 04 Jan 2025] ‘The now-19-year-old, has been able to telephone his family.
In an update shared on X, the CEO of campaign group Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling, said: ”Marcus Fakana spent New Year’s in isolation and his birthday in Dubai jail.
The Al Awir prison where Fakana is locked up is notorious for its cramped conditions, where inmates fall ill while crammed 20 to a cell designed to house just three of four people.
