journalists
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Freedom of press in Bahrain has long been a contentious issue highlighted by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International…
Omani journalists face jail for corruption article
World
September 22, 2011
Omani journalists face jail for corruption article
MUSCAT- Two Omani journalists have appealed against a court decision sentencing them to prison for publishing an article on alleged…
109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions
Egypt
September 21, 2011
109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions
Egypt's Journalists Syndicate stopped accepting candidacy applications Wednesday, the deadline for its October elections. Five candidates - Yehia Qallash, Mamdouh…
Military releases journalists accused of publishing false information
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Military releases journalists accused of publishing false information
The military prosecutor on Sunday released Al-Fagr newspaper journalist Rasha Azab and editor-in-chief Adel Hamouda following their five-hour interrogation on…
Military summons journalists for investigation
Egypt
June 18, 2011
Military summons journalists for investigation
Al-Fagr newspaper journalist Rasha Azab and Chief Editor Adel Hamouda were summoned to appear in front of the military prosecution…
Egypt’s journalists battle to organize independently
Egypt
June 3, 2011
Egypt’s journalists battle to organize independently
Like many other independent labor and professional unions, as journalists try to organize their own associations, they are being met…
Military questions journalists over allegations of abuse by military police
Egypt
May 31, 2011
Military questions journalists over allegations of abuse by military police
Egypt’s military prosecutors questioned journalists and a blogger on Tuesday for allegedly criticizing the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces…
Libya crowd attacks bus carrying foreign journalists
World
May 21, 2011
Libya crowd attacks bus carrying foreign journalists
Angry Libyans armed with guns and a knife stormed a bus carrying foreign journalists on Saturday and a soldier fired…
Cops and thugs assault, detain journalists and anti-Mubarak activists
Egypt
February 4, 2011
Cops and thugs assault, detain journalists and anti-Mubarak activists
Local and foreign journalists, NGO employees, protesters and social workers have been subject to a crackdown by plainclothes and uniformed…
Journalists, lawyers continue anger protests
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Journalists, lawyers continue anger protests
Scores of journalists staged a protest in front of their syndicate building in downtown Cairo, in a continuation of Tuesday's…