bloggers
Maikel Nabil retrial postponed for 8th time
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Maikel Nabil retrial postponed for 8th time
A military court on Wednesday postponed the re-trial of blogger Maikel Nabil until 14 December. This is the eighth postponement…
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…
Activists debate boycotting November elections
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Activists debate boycotting November elections
Political activists and bloggers are divided over participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for 28 November. While some of…
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
In an unprecedented move, a young Egyptian female on Sunday dared to publish a nude self-portrait, along with other nude…
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Freedom of press in Bahrain has long been a contentious issue highlighted by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International…
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) renewed its calls for the release of blogger Mikel Nabil, who has been…
Activists protest for release of blogger
Egypt
September 3, 2011
Activists protest for release of blogger
Dozens of activists staged a protest in front of the Journalists Syndicate to express their rejection of military trials for…
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
The young Egyptian publicly lauded for pulling down Israel’s flag from its embassy in Cairo is not the real hero…
Bloggers accuse PM of neglecting the revolution in favor of personal power
Egypt
August 3, 2011
Bloggers accuse PM of neglecting the revolution in favor of personal power
Bloggers on Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s Facebook page have accused him of putting his personal ambitions for power above serving…
Egyptian military urged to cancel blogger trial
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Egyptian military urged to cancel blogger trial
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Egypt's military rulers to cancel the trial of a blogger charged with insulting…