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Presumed Located INDIA - Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum, 33, Goa, 4 March 2018
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Princess Latifa’s situation is on the news again
Princess Latifa timeline: The failed escapes of Sheikh Mohammed's daughters
Princess Latifa timeline: The failed escapes of Sheikh Mohammed's daughters
Princess Latifa timeline: The failed escapes of Sheikh Mohammed's daughters
Image caption Mary Robinson alongside Latifa at the lunch
''The UAE Foreign Ministry releases three photos of Latifa from a 15 December lunch with one of Sheikh Mohammed’s wives, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and Mary Robinson, a former UN human rights commissioner. This is the first time anyone has seen Latifa since the failed escape.
Three days later, Mary Robinson appears on the BBC’s Today Programme where says she was asked to visit Latifa by Princess Haya. She describes Latifa as a “troubled young woman" who is receiving "psychiatric care.”
She immediately receives pushback from the international human rights community and campaign groups accuse her of pedalling the “Dubai line''.
Feb 16 2021
Mary Robinson 'horribly tricked' over Dubai princess
''Mary Robinson 'horribly tricked' over Dubai princess
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Princess Latifa, fled the country in 2018 before she was captured by officials.
BBC Panorama has obtained secret video messages showing Latifa being held against her will back home.
A photograph with the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson went viral in December 2018 after it appeared to show proof of Latifa's life, but Ms Robinson now admits she was "horribly tricked".
The governments of Dubai and UAE have not responded to requests for comment from the BBC. They have always said Latifa is safe in the loving care of her family.''
Image caption Mary Robinson alongside Latifa at the lunch
''The UAE Foreign Ministry releases three photos of Latifa from a 15 December lunch with one of Sheikh Mohammed’s wives, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and Mary Robinson, a former UN human rights commissioner. This is the first time anyone has seen Latifa since the failed escape.
Three days later, Mary Robinson appears on the BBC’s Today Programme where says she was asked to visit Latifa by Princess Haya. She describes Latifa as a “troubled young woman" who is receiving "psychiatric care.”
She immediately receives pushback from the international human rights community and campaign groups accuse her of pedalling the “Dubai line''.
Feb 16 2021
Mary Robinson 'horribly tricked' over Dubai princess
''Mary Robinson 'horribly tricked' over Dubai princess
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Princess Latifa, fled the country in 2018 before she was captured by officials.
BBC Panorama has obtained secret video messages showing Latifa being held against her will back home.
A photograph with the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson went viral in December 2018 after it appeared to show proof of Latifa's life, but Ms Robinson now admits she was "horribly tricked".
The governments of Dubai and UAE have not responded to requests for comment from the BBC. They have always said Latifa is safe in the loving care of her family.''
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Such a weird situation. I don't understand the need to control daughters like this. But I think there is very little anyone can do for the Princess.
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April 20 2021
Princess Latifa: UN calls for 'concrete' proof of life from UAE
image captionDubai's Princess Latifa before her escape attempt in 2018
''The UN has called for the United Arab Emirates to provide "concrete" proof that Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai's ruler reportedly being held in detention, is alive.
In a statement issued in Geneva on Tuesday, UN human rights experts also said she should be released "urgently".
''In Tuesday's statement, the UN experts called on the government of the UAE once again to "provide meaningful information" on Princess Latifa's fate "without delay".
They asked for "independent verification of the conditions under which she is being held, and for her immediate release".
"The statement issued by the Emirates authorities' merely indicating that she was being 'cared for at home' is not sufficient at this stage," the statement said.''
Princess Latifa: UN calls for 'concrete' proof of life from UAE
image captionDubai's Princess Latifa before her escape attempt in 2018
''The UN has called for the United Arab Emirates to provide "concrete" proof that Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai's ruler reportedly being held in detention, is alive.
In a statement issued in Geneva on Tuesday, UN human rights experts also said she should be released "urgently".
''In Tuesday's statement, the UN experts called on the government of the UAE once again to "provide meaningful information" on Princess Latifa's fate "without delay".
They asked for "independent verification of the conditions under which she is being held, and for her immediate release".
"The statement issued by the Emirates authorities' merely indicating that she was being 'cared for at home' is not sufficient at this stage," the statement said.''
•Mar 11, 2018
''Princess Latifa was born on 5 December 1985. She is an Emirati princess and a member of the Dubai royal family. As the daughter of a Sheikh, she is often given the courtesy title of ‘Sheikha Latifa’. Latifa's Escape “Your father told us to beat you until we kill you. That’s his orders. Your father’s orders. Your father, the ruler of Dubai – that’s what he said.” Princess Latifa’s story goes back to 2000 but it really took off in 2018. It is an astonishing story, which tugs at the heartstrings of anyone who has enjoyed freedom. Born into a fabulously rich family, Latifa was one of a couple of dozen children – by several wives – of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. To the outside world, she seemingly lacked nothing in material terms, but had no warmth from either of her parents, and her only real family friends were her elder sister Shamsa and two adopted sisters. Both Latifa and Shamsa were sparky, free-thinking young women, which meant they clashed with the ethos of the gilded cage in which they grew up. Shamsa pulled off her escape while the family was stationed in England during the flat racing season (Sheikh Mohammed is one of the world’s leading owners of racehorses). But two months later her father tracked her down, had her kidnapped off the streets of Cambridge, and brought back in a private plane to Dubai where she was imprisoned for years. That instilled in Latifa a determination to escape, and in 2002 she tried it. But at 16 she was by her own admission hopelessly naïve and was easily tracked and brought back to the palace. As a result of her attempt to leave Dubai she was arbitrarily detained by her father and spent more than three years in prison. She was subjected to torture, and inhumane and degrading treatment. That made her all the more determined to escape, even if it meant taking many years to plan it properly. On 24 February 2018, Latifa met up with her trusted friend Tiina Jauhiainen for a coffee in downtown Dubai. At one stage she nipped into the bathroom, came out wearing different clothes, drove with Tiina out of town, and managed to get across the border into Oman. From there she boarded the US-flagged boat Nostromo and sailed to freedom in international waters. However, on the night of 4 March 2018, an unprecedented international abduction took place in which a significant Indian and UAE military force converged and carried out an unprovoked attack on the small boat off the coast of Goa, India. This force – consisting of at least two state-of-the-art ships from the Indian coast guard, a UAE Navy frigate, several hundred men, including an elite commando unit and a detachment of the UAE armed and state security forces, helicopters and planes – was sent to illegally capture and kidnap one young woman. On that night, Indian commandos boarded the yacht Nostromo, savagely beat and tortured the crew of the ship, and dragged Latifa away, illegally ignoring her desperate pleas for asylum. They also captured Tiina and the crew were illegally taken to Dubai, at gunpoint. Tiina and the crew were eventually reclassed following growing international condemnation of the acts of the UAE, but Latifa was kept captive, and remains so today. That the troops carried out the raid when they knew they were blatantly violating international law by attacking an American ship in international waters speaks of the power of the man they indirectly served. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the unelected and unchallenged ruler of Dubai, and the woman whose dream of freedom was brutally and violently crushed that night was his daughter, Sheikha Latifa. While being held following the raid, one of the troops in charge told Latifa: “Your father told us to beat you until we kill you. That’s his orders. Your father’s orders. Your father, the ruler of Dubai – that’s what he said.” Any information leading to the whereabouts, please contact: latifa@freelatifa.com www.freelatifa.com''
May 22 2021
Missing Princess Latifa appears in new photos posted online
Latifa (centre) in an Instagram post which appears to have been taken in the Mall of the Emirates’ VOX Cinema Credit: INSTAGRAM
''Two new photographs of Princess Latifa, the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai, have surfaced online, with one appearing to show her on a recent visit to a shopping centre.
One of the images, taken inside a Dubai mall, appeared after recordings leaked earlier this year alleged she was being held hostage by her father.
After the tapes were published the UN called on Dubai to prove Princess Latifa was alive.
Campaigners calling for her release hailed the new images, which first appeared on Instagram, as a "positive development" in their bid to have her freed.
Princess Latifa disappeared in February 2018 after being captured by armed men as she attempted to flee Dubai. She claimed she feared for her life and was “being held hostage” by her father in tapes released this February.
One of the Instagram pictures appears to have been taken in the Mall of the Emirates’ VOX Cinema.
The pictures have so far not been verified, but an advertisement for the film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which was released on May 13 2021, can be seen in the background.
The face masks on the table also indicate that the photos were taken during the coronavirus pandemic.''
Missing Princess Latifa appears in new photos posted online
Latifa (centre) in an Instagram post which appears to have been taken in the Mall of the Emirates’ VOX Cinema Credit: INSTAGRAM
''Two new photographs of Princess Latifa, the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai, have surfaced online, with one appearing to show her on a recent visit to a shopping centre.
One of the images, taken inside a Dubai mall, appeared after recordings leaked earlier this year alleged she was being held hostage by her father.
After the tapes were published the UN called on Dubai to prove Princess Latifa was alive.
Campaigners calling for her release hailed the new images, which first appeared on Instagram, as a "positive development" in their bid to have her freed.
Princess Latifa disappeared in February 2018 after being captured by armed men as she attempted to flee Dubai. She claimed she feared for her life and was “being held hostage” by her father in tapes released this February.
One of the Instagram pictures appears to have been taken in the Mall of the Emirates’ VOX Cinema.
The pictures have so far not been verified, but an advertisement for the film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which was released on May 13 2021, can be seen in the background.
The face masks on the table also indicate that the photos were taken during the coronavirus pandemic.''
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How do they know the photo isn't photoshopped?
If it's real, she doesn't look at all happy. She looks rather disturbed. Also very suspicious how the other two women are smiling brightly, almost laughing, while Latifa's facial expression and body language does not mirror theirs at all. On the contrary, she looks quite uncomfortable.
Kidnapped daughter of billionaire ruler of Dubai is FREED from her 'villa prison' | Daily Mail Online
May 23 2021
A second photo of the kidnapped daughter of the ruler of Dubai has been shared online just days after she was seen in public for the first time in almost three years. Pictured: Latifa (right) with maths teacher Sioned Taylor (left)
Dubai authorities sanctioned the release of two photographs taken last week. The first showed Latifa and two friends at a shopping mall. The second was of Latifa and a friend on the terrace of an Italian restaurant Bice Mara with Dubai's glittering skyline in the background.
A close friend, former Royal Navy officer Sioned Taylor, posted the photographs to her Instagram account. The two women know each other from their love of skydiving with Taylor now working as maths teacher at a school in Dubai.''
May 23 2021
A second photo of the kidnapped daughter of the ruler of Dubai has been shared online just days after she was seen in public for the first time in almost three years. Pictured: Latifa (right) with maths teacher Sioned Taylor (left)
- ''A close friend of Princess Latifa al Maktoum told MailOnline she has been freed
- The 35-year-old is now staying with friends and is no longer under armed guard
- News comes after two photos showing the royal out in public were posted online
- Latifa in videos last year alleged she was being held hostage by her family
- She said her family were holding her in a villa after an attempted escape in 2018
- Campaigners have urged UAE officials to provide proof of life for the princess
- The UAE royal family claim Latifa is suffering from mental health problems''
Dubai authorities sanctioned the release of two photographs taken last week. The first showed Latifa and two friends at a shopping mall. The second was of Latifa and a friend on the terrace of an Italian restaurant Bice Mara with Dubai's glittering skyline in the background.
A close friend, former Royal Navy officer Sioned Taylor, posted the photographs to her Instagram account. The two women know each other from their love of skydiving with Taylor now working as maths teacher at a school in Dubai.''
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Photo shows Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa, focus of UN concern, in Spain
Sioned Taylor and Sheikha Latifa (Instagram/Sioned Taylo
June 21 2021
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
''A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in 2018 appeared in a social media post early Monday that described her as being in Spain on a "European holiday."
''An Instagram image published by a woman identified in British media as former Royal Navy member Sioned Taylor shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum at Adolfo Suarez Madrid--Barajas Airport.
Taylor's caption, punctuated by a smiley face emoji, read: "Great European holiday with Latifa. We're having fun exploring!" Comments by Taylor acknowledged the location of the image, which match other images of the airport.''
Taylor posted images of Sheikha Latifa in May at two local Dubai malls as well.
The photos' pedestrian captions belie the fact that United Nations experts and human rights activists had called on Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to provide information on his daughter.''
June 21 2021
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
''A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in 2018 appeared in a social media post early Monday that described her as being in Spain on a "European holiday."
''An Instagram image published by a woman identified in British media as former Royal Navy member Sioned Taylor shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum at Adolfo Suarez Madrid--Barajas Airport.
Taylor's caption, punctuated by a smiley face emoji, read: "Great European holiday with Latifa. We're having fun exploring!" Comments by Taylor acknowledged the location of the image, which match other images of the airport.''
Taylor posted images of Sheikha Latifa in May at two local Dubai malls as well.
The photos' pedestrian captions belie the fact that United Nations experts and human rights activists had called on Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to provide information on his daughter.''
'Sheikha Latifa was born into incredible privilege as the daughter of the leader of Dubai, but she and her sister risked everything to escape years of alleged abuse at the hands of their father. Heidi Blake explores the story in her new podcast The Runaway Princesses.
Aired: Feb. 6, 2024'
Aired: Feb. 6, 2024'