tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post6352975534153395366..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Blogging in the Gulf and Oman Media restrictions reported in the UAE pressUndercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-59534575487567123662009-09-14T16:21:51.171+04:002009-09-14T16:21:51.171+04:00Update:
Syrian blogger sentenced to three years ...Update: <br />Syrian blogger sentenced to three years in jail <br />September 14, 2009, Gulf News<br /> <br />Damascus: A human rights group says a Syrian court has sentenced a blogger to three years in prison for "spreading false news that weakens the nation's morals". <br /><br />The National Organisation for Human Rights said on Monday that Karim Antoine Arbaji, a 31-year-old who writes frequently about corruption in the country, was sentenced a day earlier. <br /><br />http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Syria/10348791.htmlUndercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-18377376090291693962009-09-14T12:02:03.149+04:002009-09-14T12:02:03.149+04:00Exactly. I was offered several journalism/writing ...Exactly. I was offered several journalism/writing jobs for local publications but turned them down because I cannot write with such limitations and censorship. Why bother why you can't get your message through? Blogging is much easier. However, I'm figuring within the next couple of years the government will figure out a way to control everything bloggers' say. In fact, they might even block blogging website (Blogspot, Wordpress, etc). Who knows?Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216581844756113684noreply@blogger.com