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'Free Latifa' Campaign Says It Is Disbanding
Dubai Princess Surfaces
to Reassure UN
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Feb 19, 2022 12:15 PM CST

Dubai Princess Surfaces to Reassure UN

Latifa tells human rights commissioner all is well

(Newser) - Update: A Dubai princess, who was the subject of concern for her safety last year, has met with a United Nations official to assure her she's fine. The UN's human rights agency tweeted a photo Friday showing Princess Latifa, whose father is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, in...

Princess Latifa Quoted for First Time Since 2018

'Free Latifa' group seems tentatively optimistic

(Newser) - Princess Latifa of Dubai, the subject of much international concern since 2018 when she attempted to flee the sheikhdom, has apparently released a statement through lawyers who submitted it to Reuters and other outlets. "I recently visited 3 European countries on holiday with my friend. I asked her to...

Missing Dubai Princess in Odd Instagram Post

Former member of the Royal Navy claims to be traveling with Princess Latifa

(Newser) - 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...

UN Says Proof Princess Is Alive Is 'Urgently Required'

Human rights experts call for 'immediate release' of Dubai's Princess Latifa

(Newser) - United Nations human rights experts say they have repeatedly asked Dubai for proof that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the ruler's daughter, is alive—and they have received only a statement that she is being "cared for at home." In a statement issued Tuesday, the UN...

UN Wants 'Proof of Life' for Missing Princess

Concern grows for Princess Latifa

(Newser) - The UN said Friday it is concerned that it has not received proof of life for Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai who has not been heard from in six months, friends tell the Guardian . Secret recordings she made were released in...

Update on Missing Dubai Princesses Has Cops Involved

Before she went silent, 'hostage' Princess Latifa urged help for her sister, Princess Shamsa

(Newser) - Princess Shamsa, a daughter of Dubai's ruler, was 18 when she fled from her father's estate in Surrey, England, in 2000. She was nabbed on a street in Cambridge two months later and hasn't been seen in public since, though Cambridgeshire police are now looking into the...

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