Dear Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, We are greatly disturbed by your government's decision on Friday to stop satellite re-transmission of GEO TV and ARY One World Television through the Dubai Media City. The fact that the stations remain off the air five days after the decision undermines the stated aim of the United Arab Emirates "to transform Dubai into a knowledge-based society and economy" as described on the Media City Web site.
Committee to Protect Journalists
Dubai
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