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A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city.

The tourist was detained under a law in the United Arab Emirates that prohibits publishing or sharing material that could disturb public security, according to Detained in Dubai, an organisation that provides legal assistance to individuals in the UAE.

Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family.

Radha Stirling, Detained in Dubai CEO, said the man from London was charged along with 20 other people after police found a video of an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on his phone.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 20 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago) (1 children)

Never go to a place where the authorities can arrest and imprison you on a whim for doing something that would have been considered normal anywhere else. No matter how shiny the place is.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

By definition that's almost anywhere. But yeah Dubai is probably one of the worst places for it (except the US, Russia & China)