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After attacks on press, syndicate to sue SCAF and form committee
Egypt

After attacks on press, syndicate to sue SCAF and form committee

Following the assault and detention of several journalists covering clashes in Abbasseya on Friday, the Journalists Syndicate board announced on…
Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law
World

Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

TRIPOLI, Libya — Human Rights Watch urged the new government in Libya Saturday to revoke a law that criminalizes glorifying…
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
Egypt

Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate

The Egyptian government is currently preparing a law that regulates the right to demonstration and peaceful protest and criminalizes the…
Supreme Press Council drafts legislation to protect freedom of expression
Egypt

Supreme Press Council drafts legislation to protect freedom of expression

The Supreme Press Council (SPC) is drafting proposals to amend laws related to freedom of expression. The SPC is also…
Blogger Abd El Fattah’s appeal rejected, detention continues
Egypt

Blogger Abd El Fattah’s appeal rejected, detention continues

The North Cairo Court of Appeals on Monday refused to release blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has…
Trial of hunger striking blogger delayed until 11 October
Egypt

Trial of hunger striking blogger delayed until 11 October

The Supreme Military Court of Appeals postponed on Tuesday the appeal of Maikel Nabil Sanad until 11 October. Sanad, a…
Amnesty International urges Egypt to release detained blogger
Egypt

Amnesty International urges Egypt to release detained blogger

International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Egypt’s military rulers to immediately release a detained blogger who has been…
Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday
Egypt

Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday

An Egyptian revolutinary group on Monday called for a massive demonsration on Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In a post…
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
Egypt

Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt

The Brookings Institute, an independent American research organization, criticized the status of the press freedom in Egypt in a report…
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