press freedom
Supreme Council for Media Regulation to investigate complaint against Zamalek Club
Egypt
May 13, 2019
Supreme Council for Media Regulation to investigate complaint against Zamalek Club
The complaints committee of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation opened an urgent investigation for its Tuesday meeting regarding a…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
World
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
World
April 23, 2019
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years…
Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison
Egypt
March 4, 2019
Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, walked free on Sunday after spending over five years in jail.…
Parliament approves law regulating press and media
Egypt
June 11, 2018
Parliament approves law regulating press and media
The House of Representatives approved on Sunday a new draft law regulating press and media, and referred it over…
Detained photojournalist Shawkan wins UNESCO Press Freedom Prize
Egypt
April 23, 2018
Detained photojournalist Shawkan wins UNESCO Press Freedom Prize
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, commonly known as ‘Shawkan’, will be awarded UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano Press Freedom prize after been selected by…
Egypt releases Al-Masry Al-Youm editor on bail after election coverage
Egypt
April 20, 2018
Egypt releases Al-Masry Al-Youm editor on bail after election coverage
Egypt’s State Security Prosecution office released on Thursday Mohamed al-Sayyed Saleh, the former editor-in-chief of privately-owned newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY),…
Egypt’s judiciary begins hearing of lawsuit aiming to halt BBC’s work
Egypt
April 10, 2018
Egypt’s judiciary begins hearing of lawsuit aiming to halt BBC’s work
A Cairo court held a hearing session on Tuesday in a lawsuit that seeks the revoking of the BBC’s office…
Reuters withdraws article on reported violations in Egypt’s election
Egypt
March 30, 2018
Reuters withdraws article on reported violations in Egypt’s election
International news agency of Reuters withdrew on Thursday an article it published on March 28 regarding reported violations that took…
Cairo-based foreign reporters writing unprofessional election coverage will be ‘summoned’: SIS
Egypt
March 29, 2018
Cairo-based foreign reporters writing unprofessional election coverage will be ‘summoned’: SIS
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) praised the foreign media coverage of the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, according to media statements…