"I've reviewed the charge sheet and from reading it you wouldn't know what they've done wrong. We're seeing more and more people being charged under the UAE's cyber-crime rules."
"Stirling told the BBC that she believed the UAE had detained people for filming missiles as they want to maintain the facade that it is safe for tourists."
"Amnesty International said the UAE had continued to criminalise the right to freedom of expression through multiple laws and to punish actual or perceived critics of the government."
A British man was detained and charged in Dubai under the UAE's cyber-crime laws after police discovered a video of an Iranian missile strike on his phone. He was charged alongside 20 others for allegedly filming and sharing material that could disturb public security. The organization Detained in Dubai criticized the charges as vague and noted increasing prosecutions under these cyber-crime rules. Officials believe the detentions aim to maintain Dubai's image as a safe tourist destination. Amnesty International condemned the UAE's pattern of criminalizing freedom of expression and punishing government critics. The detentions occurred amid escalating Middle East tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliatory attacks on regional targets.
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