REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
They were protesting the arrest and imprisonment of a Blogger whose Internet views on Islamic history were deemed “holding religion in contempt” a crime in Egypt as it is in most Islamic Countries. See {585059}. The call for action by the United Nations was based on the fact that all member states of the UN have guaranteed to provide basic freedoms including the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech. However many Islamic nations have filed an “understanding: with the United Stations that are unknown to most people that says that nothing is required that would be against Sharia—Islamic Law which does provide the death penalty for heresy.
Reporters Without Borders (French: Reporters sans frontières (RSF)) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. It describes its advocacy as founded on the belief that everyone requires access to the news and information, in line with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that recognizes the right to receive and share information regardless of frontiers, along with other international rights charters. RSF has consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and the International Organisation of the Francophonie.
