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“Princess Latifa’s yacht located using friend’s phone” - Hervé Jaubert

Detained in Dubai

Mar 18, 2021
3 min

“Princess Latifa’s yacht located using friend’s phone” - Hervé Jaubert

US/French spy Hervé Jaubert says he advocates for a quiet diplomatic resolution for Latifa, concerned that the latest videos put her in danger. "Nostromo located because of friend's phone" and the violent three government approved attack at sea. Hervé Jaubert was in talks with Latifa for seven years before his US flagged yacht was violently boarded by military forces. Jaubert talks of the attack, how they were located and his endeavours to see Latifa free. Former French sec

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Spy who helped Princess Latifa escape Dubai seeks legal action against satellite company he alleges

Detained in Dubai

Jun 5, 2019
3 min

Spy who helped Princess Latifa escape Dubai seeks legal action against satellite company he alleges

Hervé Jaubert discussed upcoming lawsuits and new book release Herve Jaubert, the ex-secret service agent and captain of the Nostromo, has announced plans to file a lawsuit against PLC Satellite provider KVH, Rhode Island NY, who, he alleges in his latest book, Princess Latifa & the Spy, disclosed his position following the high-profile escape of Princess Latifa from Dubai back in March, 2018.The suit alleges potential violations of data privacy and undisclosed damages agains

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 31, 2018
2 min

Happy New Year & Detained in Dubai official announcements - 31 December 2018

We would like this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year, and to offer our heartfelt thanks to all of our friends and supporters. Our CEO, Radha Stirling, who founded Detained in Dubai after her friend’s arrest over a decade ago, extends her warmest wishes, saying “2018 has indeed been a year that has challenged us with many grave injustices to fight, and battles to win. I am grateful to our friends, old and new, for making this work so rewarding. We ha

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Detained in Dubai

Dec 27, 2018
6 min

Detained in Dubai & Guernica 37 response - Mary Robinson meeting with Sheikha Latifa fails to an

Statement of Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai Anyone familiar with Princess Latifa’s story who listened to the BBC Radio interview today with Mary Robinson will be astonished at the extent to which Ms Robinson appeared to be reciting almost verbatim from Dubai’s script. What we heard today was Mary Robinson essentially reciting for BBC Radio listeners the content of the statement issued by the Dubai Ruler’s Court. She had nothing to say about the charges Latifa made a

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Radha Stirling comments on the escalation of belligerent behaviour of the UAE

Detained in Dubai

Dec 6, 2018
5 min

Radha Stirling comments on the escalation of belligerent behaviour of the UAE

Radha Stirling comments on the escalation of belligerent behaviour of the UAE Upon her return from Washington D.C., having met with policy makers, academics, journalists and human rights organisations; Radha Stirling reflects on the current trajectory of the UAE’s relations with the international community: The killing of Jamal Khashoggi Seven months before dissident Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered, Saudi Arabia’s principle ally in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates bru

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Expanding Indo-UAE ties unsettling in light of Latifa incident

Detained in Dubai

Dec 4, 2018
4 min

Expanding Indo-UAE ties unsettling in light of Latifa incident

Indo-UAE ties to expand Emirates’ sphere of influence a troubling development, given UAE’s record of human rights abuse and disregard for the rule of law; reveals short term thinking of Modi govt To anyone who has lived in, or even visited the United Arab Emirates, one thing is obvious: the country could not function without Indians. Foreigners often joke that the national language of the Emirates is Hindi or Urdu, not Arabic. Indeed, in the 1950s, rupees used to be legal ten

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BBC2 documentary to expose UAE’s enforced disappearance of Dubai princess

Detained in Dubai

Dec 4, 2018
3 min

BBC2 documentary to expose UAE’s enforced disappearance of Dubai princess

On Thursday, December 6 BBC2 will air Escape from Dubai: the Mystery of the Missing Princess, reporting to a global audience the story of Sheikha Latifa al Maktoum, daughter of the Ruler of Dubai, who fled the UAE after allegedly years of abuse, only to be recaptured in a violent raid at sea; calling into question the image of the Emirates as a modern, liberal country The UAE celebrates its National Day this week; within the insulated, media-censored bubble of Dubai and Abu D

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Latifa case a turning point for UAE; US concern growing

Detained in Dubai

Nov 30, 2018
2 min

Latifa case a turning point for UAE; US concern growing

Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling, a leading international expert on Human Rights and legal abuse in the UAE, is currently in Washington D.C. to address the Frontiers of Freedom conference entitled, “Saudi Arabia & UAE: Regional Adventures & US Interests”, during which she will discuss the UAE’s March 4th illegal raid on US-registered yacht, Nostromo, in international waters, and the subsequent abduction of all onboard, undertaken in an effort to recapture the fleeing daug

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United Nations considers next actions to find missing Princess Latifa after India and UAE’s failure

Detained in Dubai

Sep 20, 2018
6 min

United Nations considers next actions to find missing Princess Latifa after India and UAE’s failure

Geneva is a long way from the Arabian Gulf, but last Friday, a special closed session of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) heard testimony from witnesses and international experts about the disturbing events surrounding the abduction of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum off the coast of India. It's been over 6 months since Princess Latifa's distress call on the 4th of March to Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling, when her yacht was brutally attac

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Detained in Dubai

Sep 4, 2018
6 min

Amnesty International joins Detained in Dubai, The United Nations, and Human Rights Watch in calls f

Detained in Dubai welcomes Amnesty International’s calls for release of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, daughter of the Ruler of Dubai, who has been detained incommunicado for six months in the UAE after being abducted by Indian and Emirati special forces during an attempt to flee the country to seek asylum in America. Amnesty International, on the 6 month anniversary of Princess Latifa’s disappearance, called on the UAE and Indian governments “to investigate and hold to account

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FBI & UN investigating as illegal rendition of Dubai princess snowballs into dangerous new poli

Detained in Dubai

Jul 24, 2018
4 min

FBI & UN investigating as illegal rendition of Dubai princess snowballs into dangerous new poli

UAE-India raid to capture Princess Latifa is spiralling into a new levels of disregard for legal protocols and International Law, as UAE remains unaccountable. Detained in Dubai who has dealt with more than 10,000 cases of injustice over the past decade, warned that the rogue actions of the UAE and India in raiding a US registered vessel in international waters to capture Princess Latifa Al Maktoum in March of this year, abducting five foreign nationals along with her, includ

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British National facing extrajudicial extradition as UAE and India trade favours in wake of Latifa

Detained in Dubai

Jul 23, 2018
3 min

British National facing extrajudicial extradition as UAE and India trade favours in wake of Latifa

Briton Christian Michel may be denied due process as Indian officials press UAE for extradition in gratitude for India’s collaboration in the capture of Princess Latifa A British national appears to be caught in the ‘politics of favours’ between the UAE and India in the wake of India’s collaboration in the abduction of Dubai princess Latifa Al Maktoum in March. India is seeking the extradition of Christian Michel in connection with a high profile financial scandal; but rather

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India seeking favours from UAE after their extrajudicial return of Dubai's runaway Princess Lati

Detained in Dubai

Jul 22, 2018
4 min

India seeking favours from UAE after their extrajudicial return of Dubai's runaway Princess Lati

India requests extradition of Christian Michel, after having breached international law in returning Princess Latifa to Dubai as a "favour" to strengthen diplomatic relations. But what is India doing to preserve the rights of Indians in the UAE who have been subject to wrongful imprisonment and human rights violations? Of course the Indian government’s request to the UAE for the extradition of Christian Michel has to be understood in the context of India’s collaboration with

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Australia demands UAE respond to world's questions about missing princess & travel warnings

Detained in Dubai

Jul 19, 2018
3 min

Australia demands UAE respond to world's questions about missing princess & travel warnings

Last Sunday Australia’s most-watched and award winning television news program exposed the shocking story of Princess Latifa, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Though it has been nearly 5 months since her dramatic escape from the Emirates and her subsequent tragic capture at the hands of UAE special forces and the Indian Coast Guard; the 60 Minutes broadcast brought Latifa’s story to for the first time to a ma

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Torture and Kidnap victims speak on their and Princess Latifa's Kidnap by Dubai Ruler - Updates

Detained in Dubai

Apr 16, 2018
4 min

Torture and Kidnap victims speak on their and Princess Latifa's Kidnap by Dubai Ruler - Updates

Detained in Dubai held a press conference in London on the 12th of April 2018 on the kidnapping of Dubai Princess Sheikha Latifa AL Maktoum (ii), Hervé Jaubert, Tiina Jauhiainen and three Filipino crew members onboard US sailboat Nostromo from International waters by the UAE and India last month. It was the first time that kidnap and torture victims Herve and Tiina spoke to the press and answered questions, in a packed press conference, streamed live around the world. Backgro

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