BBC airs video of Sheikha Latifa, who hasn't been seen since trying to flee the UAE in 2018, in which she says she is held in a villa: 'I don’t really know if I’m going to survive'
Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the young woman, saying he is one of the few world leaders with the stature to win her freedom.
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AUTHORITIES fear Dubai’s Princess Latifa is dead after a video surfaced this week of her claiming to be held hostage by her father.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab described the smuggled footage of the 35-year-old as “very distressing” and said the world wants proof “she is alive and well”.
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Princess Latifa expressed fears for her safety in a series of harrowing videoCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures
Princess Latifa has accused the emirate’s billionaire ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of holding her in solitary confinement since thwarting her escape bid in 2018.
In the film, she claims: “I’m a hostage, I’m not free. I am imprisoned in this jail. My life is not in my hands.”
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The London-based lawyer for Sheikha Latifa says he hopes the videos will persuade authorities in Dubai to release the young woman who says she just wants to be free.