Charitable Facebook Post Lands UK-Australian Citizen In Dubai Jail

‘A British-Australian citizen has been arrested in Dubai for sharing a post on his Facebook page which promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and other supplies for refugees in Afghanistan. He has been charged with fundraising without permission.
Scott Richards, 42, shared a crowd-funding campaign run by a US charity which works in Afghanistan. The charity was appealing for US$35,000 (£26,637) to pay for ‘new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags’ for children at Chahari Qambar refugee camp, located on the outskirts of Kabul.’
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