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| UK and Australian citizen Scott Richardson held in Dubai | UK and Australian citizen Scott Richardson held in Dubai |
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| A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Dubai and held without charge for three weeks after sharing a charity post on his Facebook page. | A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Dubai and held without charge for three weeks after sharing a charity post on his Facebook page. |
| Scott Richards, who holds both British and Australian citizenship, promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. | Scott Richards, who holds both British and Australian citizenship, promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. |
| Strict new laws prohibit the operation of any charity not registered in the United Arab Emirates. | Strict new laws prohibit the operation of any charity not registered in the United Arab Emirates. |
| Mr Richards has been denied bail and access to legal representation. | Mr Richards has been denied bail and access to legal representation. |
| Laws created last year prohibit donations or advertising fundraising campaigns without prior written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. | Laws created last year prohibit donations or advertising fundraising campaigns without prior written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. |
| Penalties for violating the law include prison terms between two months and one year and a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams (£20,000, $27,000). | Penalties for violating the law include prison terms between two months and one year and a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams (£20,000, $27,000). |
| Blankets for children | Blankets for children |
| Mr Richards, who grew up in the Australian city of Adelaide, has been working in Dubai as an economic development adviser. | Mr Richards, who grew up in the Australian city of Adelaide, has been working in Dubai as an economic development adviser. |
| Police have confirmed he recommended on social media a crowd-funding campaign run by an American charity which works in Afghanistan. | Police have confirmed he recommended on social media a crowd-funding campaign run by an American charity which works in Afghanistan. |
| The crowd-funding campaign seeks $US35,000 for "new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags" for children at the Chahari Qambar refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. | The crowd-funding campaign seeks $US35,000 for "new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags" for children at the Chahari Qambar refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. |
| More than 100 children froze to death at the camp four years ago. | More than 100 children froze to death at the camp four years ago. |
| Mr Richards was arrested at his home on 28 July and has been held at Al Murraqabat Police Station. | Mr Richards was arrested at his home on 28 July and has been held at Al Murraqabat Police Station. |
| He has been able to see his wife once a week and make limited phone calls. | He has been able to see his wife once a week and make limited phone calls. |
| 'Indefinite detention' | 'Indefinite detention' |
| Mr Richards' mother, Penelope Haberfeld, said her son has only been able to change his clothes once every seven days and has to pay for water. | Mr Richards' mother, Penelope Haberfeld, said her son has only been able to change his clothes once every seven days and has to pay for water. |
| "It's the indefinite detention, it can go on for months, years," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. | "It's the indefinite detention, it can go on for months, years," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. |
| Radha Stirling, chief executive of British-based group Detained in Dubai - which helps foreigners abroad - warned that under the UAW judicial system Mr Richards could be held indefinitely. | Radha Stirling, chief executive of British-based group Detained in Dubai - which helps foreigners abroad - warned that under the UAW judicial system Mr Richards could be held indefinitely. |
| "It can be months before he is officially charged and a court date will only be assigned once they agree to prosecute," Ms Stirling said in an online statement. | "It can be months before he is officially charged and a court date will only be assigned once they agree to prosecute," Ms Stirling said in an online statement. |
| The BBC has asked the UAE Embassies in London and Canberra for comment. |