journalists
Journalists accuse government of being biased toward rich
Egypt
October 9, 2012
Journalists accuse government of being biased toward rich
Journalists accused the government of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil of being biased toward the rich during a meeting Tuesday. The…
Journalists protest outside syndicate, Shura Council
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Journalists protest outside syndicate, Shura Council
Journalists from state-run news agency MENA, Al-Shaab and Al-Wafd newspapers staged protests Wednesday demanding better salaries and permanent employment for…
MENA employees protest for higher salaries
Egypt
September 11, 2012
MENA employees protest for higher salaries
Dozens of reporters, administrative employees, technicians and workers at the state-owned MENA news agency staged a protest on Tuesday calling…
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
With more uncertainty surrounding the future of press freedom in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political order, journalists have yet to consolidate…
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…
Freed journalist arrives in Addis Ababa, will fly with president to Cairo
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Freed journalist arrives in Addis Ababa, will fly with president to Cairo
Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel has arrived in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, where President Mohamed Morsy is attending the African Summit.…
Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’
World
July 13, 2012
Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’
An Ethiopian court on Friday jailed a journalist for 18 years for "terrorism" and 23 other reporters and activists for…
Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan
Egypt
July 10, 2012
Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan
A number of journalists marched to the Foreign Ministry from the Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday evening to demand the release…
Australian journalist trapped in Egypt decries lack of government support
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Australian journalist trapped in Egypt decries lack of government support
An Australian journalist under investigation by the Egyptian authorities says he is getting little support from his country's foreign minister.…