Australian Man Detained in Dubai for Sharing a Facebook Charity Post Helping Refugees

A dual national British-Australian man has been arrested and detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for sharing on Facebook a link to a fundraising campaign benefiting refugees in Afghanistan.

Scott Richards, who lives in the United Arab Emirates city with his family but is a citizen of both Australia and the U.K., was charged with fundraising without permission, the BBC reported. The 42-year-old was first arrested three weeks ago after sharing a link to a crowdfunding effort to bring clothes, blankets and other supplies to children at a refugee camp outside of Kabul, Afghanistan.