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Recent Entries
- So an ‘Earthquake’ hit Qatar (again) – Here’s everything you need to know.
- A quick tour of the African Festival (and hunting for tribal dancers)
- So an ‘Earthquake’ hit Qatar – Here’s everything you need to know.
- [video] Red Bull Fortress Challenge in Qatar!
- A quick tour of IKEA (and sleeping in beds)
- Breaking: Qatar Foundation Social Account hijacked (and how it could have been avoided)
- Sorry for the pause
- The Man, The Boy, and The Camel – Lesson
- Qatar and Dubai used to share a currency – yup.
- The quality of Qatar’s water? Is it safe?
Freedom of Expression
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Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which the Qatari Government is a signatory of states:
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any medias and regardless of any frontiers.
The Emiri Decision Number 86 of the year 2007 on the establishment of the Doha Free Information Centre marked yet another step towards establishing a State of rights and freedom of speech. The decision stipulated that the Centre be a non-profit organization, headquartered in Doha City, and have the authority to establish other affiliated centres inside and outside Qatar. It is worth mentioning that His Highness the Emir issued a decision in 1998 annulling the ministry of information, giving birth to a new era of freedom of speech where censorship was removed from local media.
