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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 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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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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Brit alleged missing after Dubai rules extradition to India in apparent reciprocation for India’s ro

Detained in Dubai

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

Brit alleged missing after Dubai rules extradition to India in apparent reciprocation for India’s ro

Indian media has reported a Dubai court has ruled to extradite British national Christian Michel to India over charges of bribery and corruption. Last July Indian officials traveled to the UAE to request Michel be handed over into Indian custody, in an apparent attempt to override international protocols on extradition. Perhaps in response to this request, the UAE undertook extradition proceedings. Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, and a leading expert on the UAE lega

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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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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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“Sheikh Mohammed can get you anywhere in the world”, freed UAE hostage Tiina Jauhiainen

Detained in Dubai

Mar 29, 2018
6 min

“Sheikh Mohammed can get you anywhere in the world”, freed UAE hostage Tiina Jauhiainen

Defying threats and intimidation, in a statement to Detained in Dubai, Finnish national Tiina Jauhiainen recounts her role in the escape of Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum from the UAE, and the terrifying events that followed when their boat was attacked by a joint Indian-Emirati military raid. Beaten, detained, threatened with death, and forced to record a false “confession”, Tiina was only released after being warned that she would not be safe “even in Finland” if she dared to sp

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Oman puts heroic Frenchman on trial for helping Latifa escape ‘years of abuse’

Detained in Dubai

Mar 27, 2018
4 min

Oman puts heroic Frenchman on trial for helping Latifa escape ‘years of abuse’

Heroic French national Christian Elombo has been charged in Oman with “unlawful deportation” for allegedly helping Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum cross the border from the UAE in her attempt to escape “abuse” in Dubai. The family of Frenchman Christian Elomobo, a fitness and martial arts instructor, plead for his release from Oman's prison. He was arrested upon the request of the UAE shortly after the princess was found to have “escaped" with US/French national Hervé Jaubert and

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