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Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Security personnel arrested Ismail Iskandarani, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghada airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Iskandarani…
Security raids journalist’s Sinai residence in his absence: syndicate
Egypt
November 18, 2015
Security raids journalist’s Sinai residence in his absence: syndicate
The Journalists' Syndicate announced on Tuesday that it filed a complaint with the general prosecution demanding an investigation into a security…
UPDATE: Egyptian journalist Hossam Bahgat faces accusations by military
Egypt
November 8, 2015
UPDATE: Egyptian journalist Hossam Bahgat faces accusations by military
A colleague of a leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate says he is facing accusations from Egypt's military prosecutor. Lina…
Meet the photojournalist who lives with a bullet in his heart
Egypt
September 1, 2015
Meet the photojournalist who lives with a bullet in his heart
It has been more than a year since Sada el-Balad photojournalist Amr Sayyed was shot at Cairo University In April 2014,…
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…
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…
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…
Family of detained journalist arranges solidarity Iftar
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Family of detained journalist arranges solidarity Iftar
The family of Mohamed al-Battawy, a reporter of the state-run Akhbar Al-Youm, who had been arrested over suspected affiliation with the…
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…