, although its no laughing matter, but all this media blitz and clamp down does tend to take me back in time similar to how
Tunisia was before, the now Libyan conflict and obviously the upcoming Syrian issue. I wonder if this was openly announced within the U.K. , U.S. , Aus. or across the E.U. would it simply bring down the running government.
Saudi Arabia tightens media laws
In turn, the royal order banned the "infringement of the reputation or dignity, the slander or the personal offence of the Grand Mufti or any of the country's senior clerics or statesmen".
King Abdullah has strengthened the security and religious police forces, which played a major role in banning protests in the kingdom.
According to the amendment published on Friday, punishments for breaking the media laws include a fine of half a million riyals ($133,000) and the shutting down of the publication that published the violation.
It also allows for banning the writer from contributing to any media.
english.aljazeera.net...
