Saudi Arabian Satellite Dish Ban

• Date: 1985 - Present

• Location: Middle East & Caucasus

• Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion & Religious

• Medium: Television

• Artist/Author/Producer: n/a

• Confronting Bodies: Saudi Arabian Ministry of Information

• Dates of action: March 1994+

• Location: Saudi Arabia

Description of the Art Work

Anything which can be picked up by a satellite dish.

Description of incident

The Ministry of Information initiated a complete ban on import and manufacture of satellite dishes and all associated parts (e.g. decoders) with violaters being fined up to $133,000.

Results of incident

Opposition is unknown.

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