press freedoms
NGOs urge Sisi to pardon Al-Jazeera journalists
Egypt
August 30, 2015
NGOs urge Sisi to pardon Al-Jazeera journalists
The three-year prison sentence handed down to the Al-Jazeera journalists on Saturday has provoked outrage among non-government organizations (NGOs) that…
Journalists syndicate says following-up on developments in reporter’s detention
Egypt
June 23, 2015
Journalists syndicate says following-up on developments in reporter’s detention
The Journalists Syndicate is following the developments concerning the detention of a reporter accused of affiliation with the outlawed Muslim…
Press freedom campaign denounces journalist’s arrest
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Press freedom campaign denounces journalist’s arrest
A campaign advocating press freedom has denounced the arrest of a Journalists Syndicate official on Saturday, dismissing the incident as…
Group decries press freedom restrictions on anniversary of reporter’s killing
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Group decries press freedom restrictions on anniversary of reporter’s killing
A press freedom advocacy group has criticized the condition of journalism in Egypt, while marking the first anniversary of the…
Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation
An NGO has slammed Egyptian authorities for reportedly confiscating the issue of an independent newspaper after its front page bore…
Egypt up one position in RSF press freedom index, situation still worrying
Egypt
February 12, 2015
Egypt up one position in RSF press freedom index, situation still worrying
Egypt has moved up one position from 159th to 158th in Reporters Without Borders press freedom index which assesses the…
More than 480 journalists reject press alignment with govt
Egypt
November 3, 2014
More than 480 journalists reject press alignment with govt
More than 480 journalists have signed a petition condemning a meeting late October with fellow chief editors of state and…
Newspaper editor latest target of defamation complaints
Egypt
January 3, 2013
Newspaper editor latest target of defamation complaints
Prosecutors on Wednesday opened an investigation into allegations newspaper editor Abdel Halim Qandil defamed President Mohamed Morsy.
Al-Dostour newspaper under investigation for sedition
Egypt
August 11, 2012
Al-Dostour newspaper under investigation for sedition
The privately owned daily newspaper Al-Dostour is being investigated on charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy, state-run MENA reported on…
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
The year 2010 was a bad one for journalistic freedom in Egypt, and, according to the forecasts of some media…