DCMF journalist forbidden to leave Qatar
Reporters Without Borders, which helped set up and is a supporter of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom, are getting more and more annoyed with the Qatar authorities treatment of the DCMF;
Reporters Without Borders is deeply concerned about a hardening in the attitude of the Qatari authorities towards the Doha Centre for Media Freedom. Hajar Smouni, head of research at the Centre and a former member of the Reporters Without Borders staff, was prevented from leaving Qatar today.
This latest incident appears to be just the tip of the iceberg;
“The Doha Centre has for months been struggling to keep its independence and is under pressure from the Qatari authorities,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said. “This ban is a violation of the undertakings Qatar gave to the Doha Centre.”
Is it feasible that the DCMF would pull out of Qatar altogether if the authorities continue to renege on their promises to the centre?
Full story: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30662
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Totally agree PM. It seems that the "old crowd" are still asserting too much influence over the direction this country is taking. Qatar needs to decide once and for all which way it's going to go, and stick with it.
Ah ok, my bad for duplicate posting then.
My bad... It was here on QL that I read the article and it was posted on the 25th. Sorry about that! The source was still the RSF, but I didn't click on that link then.
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That's interesting too... I read the link posted above and interestingly enough, the article I read in the local papers was much more detailed.
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Unfortunately I can't find the article on their websites.
Sorry tallg, time gets away from me when I am at home all day with a little one. I was surprised it was reported too. That's what made it interesting to me.
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Mikaylas - yes, this did happen a few days ago (24th March), but I only just came across the story after being away for a week. I'm surprised it was reported in the local press.
Yes, I've seen those accusations before and I'm sure they do exercise some bias.
Of course we'll probably never know the real reason why the reporter was stopped, and the authorities could have had a very good reason to do so (though the ban on her leaving Qatar was later lifted). But RSF obviously saw this as a chance to take a swipe at Qatar over their treatment of DCMF, which you can hardly blame them for doing given what's gone on.
I read this in the GT or Peninsula a couple of weeks ago. Very interesting...
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This is only one side of the story, especially since its posted on the RSF website.
I have great admiration for the organization, but in the past they have been accused of bias ... see the link
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7274