Britischer Tourist unter 20 in Dubai wegen Videos von iranischen Raketenangriffen angeklagt

A British man is among 20 people who have been charged in the United Arab Emirates under cybercrime laws in connection with filming and posting material related to Iranian attacks on the country.

The 60-year-old man, understood to be a tourist who was visiting Dubai, was charged under a law that prohibits sharing material that could disturb public security.

The case was highlighted by Detained in Dubai, an organisation that provides legal assistance to individuals in the UAE.

While restrictions on filming attacks during conflict are not unusual globally, the case has attracted attention because of the UAE’s reputation as a magnet for influencers whose livelihoods depend on constant filming and posting. Despite the law, footage from recent Iranian attacks has been widely spread on social media.

Radha Stirling, the head of Detained in Dubai, said the unnamed man, who is from London, had been charged along with 20 other people after police found a video of an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on his phone, despite the fact he had apparently deleted the video from his phone immediately when challenged.

According to the official case summary, those accused are alleged to have used an information network or information technology tool to broadcast, publish, republish or circulate false news, rumours or provocative propaganda that may incite public opinion or disturb public security.

The charges sound extremely vague but serious on paper. In reality, the alleged conduct could be something as simple as sharing or commenting on a video that is already circulating online,” said Stirling in a statement.

“Under UAE cybercrime laws, the person who originally posts content can be charged, but so can anyone who reshapes, reposts or comments on it.”

One video can quickly lead to dozens of people facing criminal charges. Penalties in such cases can include up to two years in prison, fines ranging from 20,000 AED (£4,000) to AED 200,000, or both, and foreign nationals will also face deportation.

Stirling warned that the risk is compounded because multiple counts can be applied, meaning a person who reposts several clips or articles could theoretically face cumulative charges and multiple sentences, even where the actions were entirely innocent.

This is why you send the media outside Dubai to be posted. Send it via WhatsApp or telegram to family or friends and have them post it

Or you know, use a VPN

Bit of a Streisand effect going on, these countires are going to extremes to ensure only positive images gets out but it generates lots of stories like this that show the truth they are trying so hard to hide.

Instead of FOMO, they got FAAFO.

If you show a missile or drone strike on social media you are telling the firing battery exactly how accurate their attack was. You are committing a crime of espionage.

Lol fuck Dubai

Dubai, the “safe heaven”

dubai likes to come across as progressive, but instances like this really highlight just how backwards they still are.

But at least he can still tell his mates back home that he’s able to leave his phone on a table without it getting nicked

Hopefully this is the first „real“ crack on Dubai that eventually leads it to crumble, its a corrupt cesspool. 

So you’re saying the rest of the world needs to repost these images and tag the UAE, Dubai, their leaders, etc.