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Monkie

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Fri Jan-28-05 11:09 AM
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bbc: Watchdog blasts al-Jazeera bans (journalist held at GITMO)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4215199.stm

"The Reporters Without Borders group has criticised the US, Canada and five other countries for their "harassment" of Arabic station al-Jazeera."

"It also urged the US authorities to explain the reasons for its detention of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, or to release him immediately.

Al-Jazeera claims at least 35 million viewers and has been dubbed the CNN of the Middle East. "

the US,Canada, algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Tunisia all censor or harass al-jazeera
democracy is on the move (retreat?)

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