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Al-Dostour Editor-in-Chief Islam Afifi resigns after ‘editorial pressure’
Egypt

Al-Dostour Editor-in-Chief Islam Afifi resigns after ‘editorial pressure’

Islam Afifi, Editor-in-chief of Al-Dostour newspaper who was charged last month with defaming the president, said he has submitted his resignation after…
Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression
Egypt

Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression

  A number of journalists, writers, actors and political figures held a sit-in on Wednesday denouncing the recent constraints put…
Journalist accused of insulting president released
Egypt

Journalist accused of insulting president released

  Islam Afifi, the editor-in-chief of the privately owned Al-Dostour newspaper, was released from custody on Thursday. Afifi had been held…
Morsy changes law on publishing-related crimes; Afifi to be released
Egypt

Morsy changes law on publishing-related crimes; Afifi to be released

President Mohamed Morsy passed a law on Thursday that disallows custodial detention for those being investigated in publishing-related offenses.  Given…
Journalists Syndicate seeks release of Al-Dostour editor
Egypt

Journalists Syndicate seeks release of Al-Dostour editor

  Journalists Syndicate head Mamdouh al-Wali said on Thursday that he has assigned the syndicate's lawyer, Sayed Abu Zeid, to…
Okasha’s trial set for 1 September
Egypt

Okasha’s trial set for 1 September

  Tawfiq Okasha’s trial will start on 1 September, the Cairo Court of Appeals announced today. Okasha, the owner of…
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