World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty News & Analysis rapporterar att de arabiska informationsministrarna kommit överens om att begränsa yttrandefriheten i satellit TV-kanalerna. Quatar och Libanon var de enda staterna som motsatte sig de nya reglerna.
Enligt reglerna får programmen inte förolämpa ledarna,nationella eller religiösa symboler i arabvärlden. Inte heller skada den sociala harmonin eller traditionella värden.
Arabiska mänskorättsgrupper har skarpt fördömt reglerna.
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Om du vill se en modig arabisk kvinna kritisera islam på ett sätt du sällan hört se denhär videon (6 min) med Dr Wafa Sultan.
At the request of Egypt and with the support of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Ministers of Information gathered in Cairo on 12 February 2008 to consider a new charter to regulate Satellite TV content. Entitled 'Principles for Organising Satellite TV in the Arab World', the charter is both defensive and defiant, aimed at protecting Arab regimes and Islam, whilst defying all advocates and sponsors of progress, openness and liberty. Qatar (home to Al Jazeera TV) and Lebanon were the only Arab states to object to the charter. All other Arab states agreed to adopt it, with the Egyptian information minister, Anas al-Fiqi, saying his country would be the first to implement the charter.The charter requires that satellite broadcasting not offend the leaders or national and religious symbols in the Arab world, and not damage social harmony, national unity, public order or traditional values. It must conform to the religious and ethical values of Arab society, taking into account its religions, prophets, sects and symbols, and it must protect Arab identity from the harmful effects of globalisation.The Arab Committee for Human Rights (ACHR) immediately issued a strong condemnation of the Cairo Charter and expressed its support for the Arab TV channels targeted by the resolution.
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