Freedom of the Press 2007: Oman
Freedom of the Press 2007: Oman
Playwright detained incommunicado; journalist and former MP sentenced to 18 months in prison for “insulting public officials”
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is an 18 July 2005 Human Rights Watch press release: Oman: Critics Subjected to Injustices They Had Exposed One Government Critic Detained Incommunicado, Another Remains Jailed (New York, July 18, 2005) – The incommunicado detention of a prominent playwright and human rights activist in Oman exposes the country’s weak […]
Poet and journalist Abdallah Al-Ryami jailed for criticising human rights violations
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the 12 July 2005 arrest of poet and journalist Abdallah Al-Ryami for criticising human rights violations in Oman and deplored the strict censorship of writers and journalists by Omani authorities in the past few months. “We call on the sultanate’s government to free Al-Ryami at once and to respect the […]
Media outlets ordered to blacklist two writers
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the Sultanate of Oman for barring the media from giving space in publications or airtime to two writers and intellectuals, Mohammed Al Harthi and Abdallah Al Ryami, for the past five months. The organisation called for the writers to be allowed to be interviewed freely again. The blacklisting appears to […]