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67. Lawsuit against SCAF for halting licenses to satellite channels

Wed, 2011-09-14 16:47 — Diana

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2011
Week: 
37
Article number: 
67
Article pages: 
20
Date of source: 
September 14, 2011
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Reviewer: 
Diana Maher Ghali
Article summary: 

The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Judiciary Court on September 10, 2011 against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the prime minister, minister of information and others for prohibiting licensing for new satellite channels.

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AFTE demanded the cancellation of the decision; assuring that it is violating the Freedom of Press, Freedom of Expression and the Freedom of using the spectrum of frequency.

AFTE added that this decision is also considered a prior censorship on channels which is prohibited by the law.

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