Oman: “Don’t let your kingdom be one of those that censor free expression”

Date: 
8 April 2009
Teaser: 

Jean-François Julliard, the secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders, and Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, have written to the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos Bin Said al Said, about journalist Ali al-Zwaidi, who faces a possible three-year prison sentenced for allowing a comment criticising the head of Oman’s main telecommunications company, Omantel, to be posted on an Internet forum he was moderating. He is due to appear in court on 21 April.

Source: 
Reporters without Borders

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