Qatar censors websites
Date: 2006-present [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: 1951 - 1975 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Explicit Sexuality [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Electronic Media [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: various internet sites
Confronting Bodies: the State of Qatar
Dates of Action: 2006
Location: Qatar
Description of Artwork: Various internet sites including sites with pornography, political criticism (specifically of Gulf leaders) and anti-Islamic messages.
The Incident: Many internet sites have been shut down by the government of Qatar. Qatar has focused on censoring pornography, political criticism of Gulf leaders and anti-Islamic sites.
Results of Incident: When trying to enter a censored site in Qatar, the page states, "The web page you are trying to access has been blocked by Internet Qatar as it contains materials which are prohibited in the State of Qatar"
Source: Gulf Times www.gulf-times.com [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
