ARTUR
 

ARTUR'S ADVOCACY

Artur's story

Fitness instructor and ballroom dancer, Artur Ligeska, was detained in Dubai and Abu Dhabi after false allegations were levied against him by a powerful Sheikh.  After a significant campaign by Detained in Dubai, Artur's family and friends, he was exonerated of the charges against him, acquitted from a life sentence and freed.  Since his release, Artur has written a book about his own torture in prison, featured in a documentary about his experience and campaigned for human rights improvements in the UAE.  Artur lobbied for his friend Ahmed Mansoor, his neighbour while in prison.

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Sadly, Artur passed away in May 2021, after having just celebrated two years of freedom.

See Artur in Isolation Cell 32

A POWERFUL ACCOUNT OF ARTUR'S TIME IN ABU DHABI PRISON

The Artur Ligeska Story - Detained in Dubai. A film by Manu Luksch

Sing and Cry, Cry and Sing with Artur Ligeska.