libel
Publisher accuses SCAF of libel after incitement accusations
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Publisher accuses SCAF of libel after incitement accusations
Publisher Mohamed Hashim has instructed his lawyer to file a complaint with the attorney general against the ruling Supreme Council…
Egyptian court postpones defamation trial against Asmaa Mafouz
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Egyptian court postpones defamation trial against Asmaa Mafouz
The Ain Shams Misdemeanor Court on Monday, postponed the defamation trial of former April 6 Youth Movement leader Asmaa Mahfouz…
6th of April movement accuses New York Times of libel
Egypt
April 16, 2011
6th of April movement accuses New York Times of libel
The 6th of April Youth Movement on Friday denied a New York Times report that the movement received assistance from…
Case of NDP member, journalist accused of libel to be decided
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Case of NDP member, journalist accused of libel to be decided
A National Democratic Party (NDP) member and two journalists charged with libel will be sentenced on 13 February, announced an…
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…
Egyptian court postpones trial proceedings in Al-Ahram libel case
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Egyptian court postpones trial proceedings in Al-Ahram libel case
An Egyptian court on Monday postponed trial proceedings against Egypt's flagship state daily Al-Ahram on libel charges.The lawsuit was filed…
Sawt al-Umma chief editor cleared of libel charges
Egypt
December 15, 2010
Sawt al-Umma chief editor cleared of libel charges
An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted Wael al-Ibrashi, editor-in-chief of the weekly independent Sawt al-Umma, on libel charges against a…
Al-Masry Al-Youm writer fined for slandering controversial thinker
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm writer fined for slandering controversial thinker
An Egyptian court on Sunday found
Pro-ElBaradei journalist faces criminal trial over minister ‘insult’
Egypt
September 6, 2010
Pro-ElBaradei journalist faces criminal trial over minister ‘insult’
A prominent opposition journalist is to go on trial for allegedly libeling Egypt's foreign minister in a newspaper, a judicial…
Wafd chief accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of slander, libel
Egypt
March 18, 2010
Wafd chief accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of slander, libel
The South Cairo Prosecution began investigating a complaint submitted by Wafd Party President Mahmoud Abaza, in which the latter accused…