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Photojournalist released following interrogation over alleged Brotherhood links
Egypt

Photojournalist released following interrogation over alleged Brotherhood links

New Cairo prosecution services Monday released a photojournalist arrested while covering a trial session involving former president Mohamed Morsi after…
Head of Journalists Syndicate demands investigation of police violations
Egypt

Head of Journalists Syndicate demands investigation of police violations

Yehia Qalash, head of the Journalists Syndicate, said he is sending letters to the Interior Minister and the Prosecutor General…
Bahrain lifts ban on pro-opposition newspaper
Middle East

Bahrain lifts ban on pro-opposition newspaper

Bahrain has given permission to a pro-opposition newspaper to resume publishing after a two-day ban that drew criticism from human…
Sabbahi slams anti-terror bill, says not running for parliament
Egypt

Sabbahi slams anti-terror bill, says not running for parliament

The 2014 presidential hopeful, Hamdeen Sabbahi, has announced he is not running for the next parliamentary elections, more than a…
Journalists still opposed to anti-terror bill despite amendments
Egypt

Journalists still opposed to anti-terror bill despite amendments

The Journalists Syndicate remains unsatisfied with the government-approved anti-terrorism bill despite changes made to Article No.33, which stipulated a minimum…
Editor-in-chief of alleged pro-Brotherhood website referred to criminal trial
Egypt

Editor-in-chief of alleged pro-Brotherhood website referred to criminal trial

Giza prosecutors referred on Monday the editor-in-chief of an alleged pro-Muslim Brotherhood website to criminal trial for charges of “disseminating…
Journalists convene Thursday to discuss press under terrorism bill
Egypt

Journalists convene Thursday to discuss press under terrorism bill

The Journalists' Syndicate is convening with the editors-in-chief from various newspapers, as well as journalists, Thursday evening to discuss the controversial…
CPJ condemns escalating journalists detentions in Egypt
Egypt

CPJ condemns escalating journalists detentions in Egypt

An international journalists group has condemned rising detentions of journalists in Egypt that have been coupled with government plans to…
PM: Press freedoms not threatened by anti-terror bill
Egypt

PM: Press freedoms not threatened by anti-terror bill

The government-approved amendment to the anti-terrorism law does not jeopardize press freedoms, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said, in response to…
Spanish reporter says he fled Egypt to avoid arrest
Egypt

Spanish reporter says he fled Egypt to avoid arrest

A Spanish reporter who wrote a book on the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood has said that he had fled Egypt after…
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