journalists
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
The Giza Criminal Court has postponed the trial of a National Democratic Party (NDP) member and two journalists charged with…
Press Freedoms Committee: Elections “disgraced” Egypt
Egypt
December 3, 2010
Press Freedoms Committee: Elections “disgraced” Egypt
The Egyptian Press Syndicate Freedoms Committee is condemning alleged violations of free press during the first round of parliamentary elections…
Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage
Growing numbers of journalists are expressing concern about their ability to cover Egypt’s parliamentary elections on Sunday due to increasingly…
Arab rights NGO denounces Libya over wave of media arrests
Egypt
November 11, 2010
Arab rights NGO denounces Libya over wave of media arrests
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has criticized Libyan security authorities for apprehending 20 journalists from the news…
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
Egypt
June 30, 2010
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
Around 100 journalists and activists demonstrated on 29 June against state-owned newspapers for their alleged pro-security coverage of the death…
2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade
Egypt
February 11, 2010
2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade
A total of 110 journalists were killed because of their work in 2009, making last year the most lethal in…
Pro-government journalist reelected syndicate head
Egypt
December 14, 2009
Pro-government journalist reelected syndicate head
Pro-government incumbent Makram Mohamed Ahmed was reelected head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate Sunday after beating independent candidate Diaa Rashwan,…
Pro-govt candidate reelected head of journos syndicate
Egypt
December 13, 2009
Pro-govt candidate reelected head of journos syndicate
Government-backed incumbent Makram Mohamed Ahmed was reelected head of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate Sunday after beating independent candidate Diaa Rashwan,…
Swedish journalist detained and facing deportation
Egypt
November 16, 2009
Swedish journalist detained and facing deportation
Swedish freelance journalist and workers’ rights advocate Per Bjorklund is currently languishing in a holding cell at Cairo Airport. In…
Journalists get jail time for defamation
Egypt
October 28, 2009
Journalists get jail time for defamation
A Cairo court sentenced prominent journalist Salama Ahmed Salama, chief editor of independent daily Al-Shorouq, along with another reporter from…