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Bouteflicka

Photos of President Bouteflicka and his cult of personality campaign.

Assad

Photos of Hafez Assad and his son Bashar Assad are festooned all over Syria and Lebanon. This gallery documents how a cult-of-personality for the Assads has been established by the Syrian regime in both countries. The photos come from a variety of sources.

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February 26, 2008

The Satellite TV Code

The Club of Dictators has issued a nice Orwellian joint policy statement:

During their meeting in Cairo on February 12, Arab ministers of information adopted “Principles for Organizing Satellite Broadcast and Television Transmission and Reception in the Arab Region.” The document, introduced by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, calls on the regulatory bodies in Arab League member states to ensure that satellite channels broadcasting from their jurisdictions do not “negatively affect social peace, national unity, public order, and public morals” or “defame leaders, or national and religious symbols [of other Arab states].” Only Qatar and Lebanon publicly opposed the document and its proposed restrictions.

February 26, 2008 in Civil Rights Abuses: Freedom of Expression | Permalink