Scott Richards

"The media campaign to support Scott made the government aware that most of the population were ignorant of how these new laws would be applied and so it is possible that they have simply been lenient in this matter. However, now that the laws have been well publicised, we do not expect authorities to be as sympathetic with subsequent violators." Radha Stirling, CEO and founder of Detained in Dubai

Press Release: UAE Prosecuting Judge approved Police application to extend Scott Richards´ detentionScott Richards, a British/Australian man has been in detention without charge for three weeks now, for allegedly breaching the UAE´s new charity laws (original press release below). Sadly, the Prosecuting Judge granted a further extension while police continue to investigate. He is appalling conditions and has made a r

UAE has dropped the charges against Scott Richards for supporting a charity on FacebookThe UAE has dropped charges against Scott Richards for promoting a charity online! Great job everyone. Scott Richards, an Australian & British National was arrested, detained and charged under the UAE´s relatively new Cybercrime Laws for supporting a charity on social media that was not registered in the UAE. Richards'