disrupter
02-19-2008, 04:50 PM
Arab States Attempting to Censor Broadcasts
Arab media code 'risk to freedom'
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The Cairo charter stipulates that channels should "refrain from broadcasting anything which calls into question God, the monotheistic religions, the prophets, sects or symbols of the various religious communities".
It says broadcasters should avoid "erotic or obscene material" or programmes that "encourage smoking or the consumption of alcohol", the latter prohibited by Islam.
They should also "protect Arab identity from the harmful effects of globalisation".
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Agnes Callamard from Article 19, a press freedom organisation, said: "This is turning into the next stage of censorship which is to try to prevent millions of people in the region to access information.
"The guidelines that have been put forward are so overbroad and over-reaching, they are just really trying to impose a curtain of censorship over the provision of information and simple provision of
views."http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E32D7886-D7C8-4238-902B-E570D7630AFA.htm
Bush Wantonly murders Arab journalists,
now Arab states want to shackle them with religious & social dogma, rather than letting them be a free conduit of ideas, information & thought.
Do human beings not want to have minds?
would they rather be near-mindless pieces of meat?
Either God or Evolution gave us minds, turning our backs on that disrespects their implied usefulness. A loving god or loving ancestors want you to use your mind to protect yourselves, those you care about & your tiny planet home.
Arab media code 'risk to freedom'
. . . .
The Cairo charter stipulates that channels should "refrain from broadcasting anything which calls into question God, the monotheistic religions, the prophets, sects or symbols of the various religious communities".
It says broadcasters should avoid "erotic or obscene material" or programmes that "encourage smoking or the consumption of alcohol", the latter prohibited by Islam.
They should also "protect Arab identity from the harmful effects of globalisation".
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Agnes Callamard from Article 19, a press freedom organisation, said: "This is turning into the next stage of censorship which is to try to prevent millions of people in the region to access information.
"The guidelines that have been put forward are so overbroad and over-reaching, they are just really trying to impose a curtain of censorship over the provision of information and simple provision of
views."http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E32D7886-D7C8-4238-902B-E570D7630AFA.htm
Bush Wantonly murders Arab journalists,
now Arab states want to shackle them with religious & social dogma, rather than letting them be a free conduit of ideas, information & thought.
Do human beings not want to have minds?
would they rather be near-mindless pieces of meat?
Either God or Evolution gave us minds, turning our backs on that disrespects their implied usefulness. A loving god or loving ancestors want you to use your mind to protect yourselves, those you care about & your tiny planet home.