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| Omani sultan pardons jailed bloggers | Omani sultan pardons jailed bloggers |
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| The sultan of Oman has issued a pardon for about 50 bloggers and human rights activists who were recently sentenced to long jail terms on charges of defamation, cyber-crime or illegal assembly. | The sultan of Oman has issued a pardon for about 50 bloggers and human rights activists who were recently sentenced to long jail terms on charges of defamation, cyber-crime or illegal assembly. |
| The Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), said it was "relieved" to learn of the pardons issued by the sultan, Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. | The Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), said it was "relieved" to learn of the pardons issued by the sultan, Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. |
| Some 20 of the sentenced prisoners went on hunger strike in protest against their imprisonment and the time taken by the supreme court to examine their appeals. | Some 20 of the sentenced prisoners went on hunger strike in protest against their imprisonment and the time taken by the supreme court to examine their appeals. |
| An RSF spokesperson said: "This is an encouraging gesture for freedom of information in the sultanate… The [Omani] laws on freedom of information, including online freedom of information, must be reformed so that they comply with international undertakings signed and ratified by the sultanate." | An RSF spokesperson said: "This is an encouraging gesture for freedom of information in the sultanate… The [Omani] laws on freedom of information, including online freedom of information, must be reformed so that they comply with international undertakings signed and ratified by the sultanate." |
| Source: RSF | Source: RSF |
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