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(L to R) Saudi General Ahmad Asiri confronted by protesters; Bahrain’s King Hamad Glympton Park estate in the Cotswolds
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Exiles v Oligarchs
Directors: Phil Miller and Moosa Mohammed
Declassified UK
THE latest documentary from estimable investigative media organisation Declassified UK puts the magnifying glass on the special treatment given by the British government to despots and oligarchs from the Gulf state and how the victims, the exiles, of their tyrannical rule are fighting back.
Directed by Declassified UK’s intrepid investigative journalist Phil Miller and exiled Bahraini photojournalist and cameraman Moosa Mohammed, the film begins by highlighting the double standards of the British government.
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