press freedom
Photojournalist released following interrogation over alleged Brotherhood links
Egypt
August 18, 2015
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
August 11, 2015
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
August 9, 2015
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
July 20, 2015
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
July 16, 2015
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
July 13, 2015
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
July 8, 2015
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
July 7, 2015
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
July 7, 2015
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
July 1, 2015
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…