Islam Afifi
Al-Dostour Editor-in-Chief Islam Afifi resigns after ‘editorial pressure’
Egypt
September 29, 2012
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
August 24, 2012
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
August 24, 2012
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
August 23, 2012
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
August 23, 2012
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
August 16, 2012
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…