Defamation

Court to issue ruling in Sawiris case on 3 March
Egypt

Court to issue ruling in Sawiris case on 3 March

An Egyptian court on Saturday adjourned the case of Coptic telecom mogul and politician Naguib Sawiris, charged with defamation of…
Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series
Egypt

Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series

Islamist students halted the filming of an Egyptian television series at Cairo's Ain Shams University protesting against the "indecent" clothing…
April 6 detainee released, 3 others still held for ‘defaming’ military
Egypt

April 6 detainee released, 3 others still held for ‘defaming’ military

The South Cairo Prosecution on Wednesday released April 6 Youth Movement member Hassan Hafez, who was arrested with three other…
MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons
Egypt

MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons

Ruling party MP Zakaria Azmy has asked Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour to file a lawsuit against Al-Masry Al-Youm for publishing…
Critic of Kuwaiti PM denied entrance to Egypt
Egypt

Critic of Kuwaiti PM denied entrance to Egypt

Cairo International Airport authorities have prevented Kuwaiti columnist and outspoken critic of the Kuwaiti government Mohammed al-Washeehy from entering Egypt,…
AI calls for Egypt to drop charges against three activists
Egypt

AI calls for Egypt to drop charges against three activists

International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against two leading human…
Amnesty criticizes Egypt over rights lawyers, blogger trial
Egypt

Amnesty criticizes Egypt over rights lawyers, blogger trial

Amnesty International criticized Egypt's use of a defamation law to pursue three activists for slander and blackmail after they allegedly…
Journalists get jail time for defamation
Egypt

Journalists get jail time for defamation

A Cairo court sentenced prominent journalist Salama Ahmed Salama, chief editor of independent daily Al-Shorouq, along with another reporter from…
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