
Friends and family rally around American arrested for taking photos in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI // Friends, family and supporters of a 70-year-old American who was arrested last month for allegedly taking photos of a restricted area, have raised almost Dh45,000 for his legal fees. On Wednesday, a crowd-funding campaign was launched for Dr Robert Black with the money going to his legal representatives. “Alan’s family, friends and creativity organisations raised and wired Dh44,000 for cash available for legal representation,” said his friend, Rosemary Rein. “We

Detained in Dubai Calls for Immediate Release of Robert Black
CBS News (USA) (AP): American man, 70, arrested in United Arab Emirates over photo: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-black-american-man-70-arrested-in-united-arab-emirates-over-photo/ Daily Mail (UK): American grandfather, 70, faces five years in jail in Arab Emirates for taking picture of 'no photography' sign - and was held in secret for a week by police in jail where diabetic's health is 'at risk' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2820753/American-grandfather-70-fa