Influencers in Dubai: The history of a political strategy

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Dubai has become a trendy destination for influencers. This is the image the United Arab Emirates is trying to convey… and the one it prefers to hide.

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00:00I'm a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail, all the windows are barred shut,

00:18I can't open any window.

00:36It's not just about the flight, it's not just about the hotel, it's about the city, it's

00:39about the healthcare, it's about everything else.

00:41That's something that's important on people's mind and that's somewhere where we are extremely

00:47strong.

00:56It's great to be with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, that's United Arab Emirates

01:02and great friends of ours, fantastic friends.

01:23I think the UAE has long yearned to be accepted in the international community as a country

01:30that is progressive, that is tolerant, that is rights respecting.

01:34Human rights abuses, both domestically and abroad, go to show that that is not true,

01:40that this is all a whitewashing of their human rights record.

02:00So, I'm in a villa, I'm a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail, all

02:16the windows are barred shut, I can't open any window.

02:20There is five policemen outside and two policewomen inside the house and I can't even go outside

02:25to get any fresh air.

02:46And I don't know when I'll be released and what the conditions will be like when I'm

02:49released.

02:50Every day I am worried about my safety and my life, I don't really know if I'm going

02:54to survive the situation.

03:12Given the serious concerns about Sheikha Latifa, we have requested that the government's response

03:20comes as a matter of priority.

03:22We look forward to receiving and considering this response.

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