journalists

Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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