Morocco bars al-Jazeera for 'unfair' coverageMorocco suspended activities of al-Jazeera on its territory after broadcasts 'seriously distorted' country's image
guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 October 2010 18.20 BST Article historyMorocco has suspended the activities of al-Jazeera on its territory for what it said was unfair reporting that had damaged the country's reputation.
The Moroccan communications ministry said it had noted several incidents in which the Qatar-based television station had violated journalistic standards for accuracy and objectivity.
It said al-Jazeera's broadcasts had "seriously distorted Morocco's image and manifestly damaged its interests, most notably its territorial integrity".
The station had shown a "determination to only broadcast from our country negative facts and phenomena in a deliberate effort to minimise Morocco's efforts in all aspects of development and to knowing belittle its achievements and progress on democracy," the ministry said.
Note: Al-jazeera deserve that and this stop of Morocco is long due. Al-Jazeera formented the break of Morocco itself and the lionization of the Amazigh issue in effort to break the country in two in a very irresponsible way. It attacked the censorship of movie depicting Moroocan women who were hijab in a very damaging light.
Aljazeera should know its boundary and what her determined coverage issue will bring
One may agree that Al-Jazeera broadcast was to ruin Morocco international image. Is this only sensational broadcasts?
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