Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Oman must not jail journalists over ‘insult’

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Headline Title: Oman must not jail journalists over ‘insult’ 05 January 2012 Amnesty International has urged the Omani authorities to quash the conviction of two journalists and their source after an appeals court last week upheld a guilty verdict against all three on charges of “insulting” the country’s Minister of Justice.Azzamn newspaper journalist Yusef al-Haj and editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Maamary, as well as Justice Ministry employee Haroon al-Muqaibli, were sentenced to five months in prison last September in connection with an article that alleged corruption within the Ministry…

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