The charter, signed by information ministers in Cairo, bans broadcasting material seen as undermining "social peace, national unity, public order and general propriety", criticising religions or defaming political, national and religious leaders.
If a broadcaster violates the charter, the host government can suspend or revoke its broadcasting licence.
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Rights group attacks Arab media charter
- Middle East: Sunday, February 17 - 2008 at 08:23
A new Arab "charter" to coordinate media control is an attempt by autocratic governments to squash already limited freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said, reported Reuters. Arab governments, led by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, last week adopted a satellite broadcasting charter, which will entrench state control over broadcasts and curtail political expression on the airwaves across the region of some 300 million people.
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Amena Bakr, Senior ReporterSunday, February 17 - 2008 at 08:23 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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