A high-profile custody battle in Dubai has erupted into global attention after Zeynab Javadli livestreamed what she says are police preparing to take her children following a court ruling in favour of her ex-husband, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The 9 April decision, which ended her final appeal, orders that custody of their three daughters be returned to Sheikh Saeed and allows authorities to use 'coercive force' if necessary. Hours later, videos of Javadli crying and describing fears of an imminent police entry began circulating widely online.
