Oman - Sultanate courts hand down long sentences on netizens

Reporters without borders

Read in arabic (بالعرب) Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the one-year sentences imposed on six netizens by the Muscat Court of First Instance on 16 July. “We are shocked by the number of convictions of netizens and human rights activists, whose only offence was to exercise their right to free expression,” the press freedom organization said. “Their names are added to the already long list of those who have been convicted or are awaiting trial. The international community must put (...)

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