Tawfiq Okasha

Okasha sentence hearing set for 13 October
Egypt

Okasha sentence hearing set for 13 October

  The Administrative Court has set 13 October as the date for a sentencing hearing for media personality Tawfiq Okasha.
An audience with Okasha
Egypt

An audience with Okasha

There is something tragic about the Haram area — jumbled hotels, gaudy souvenir shops, skinny horses, tourist touts so desperate…
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
Egypt

Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash

With more uncertainty surrounding the future of press freedom in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political order, journalists have yet to consolidate…
Update: Okasha trial adjourned to 3 October
Egypt

Update: Okasha trial adjourned to 3 October

The Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of Tawfiq Okasha to 3 October.   The court decided to release…
Okasha, Abou Hamed accused of causing journalist’s injuries
Egypt

Okasha, Abou Hamed accused of causing journalist’s injuries

Controversial talk show host Tawfiq Okasha and former MP Mohamed Abou Hamed have been accused of responsibility for injuries sustained…
Okasha accuses Brotherhood of hiring thugs during revolution
Egypt

Okasha accuses Brotherhood of hiring thugs during revolution

Controversial talk show host Tawfiq Okasha claimed that he possesses documents proving the Muslim Brotherhood mobilized thugs to break into prisons and…
Abou Hamed accused of coup plot, says presidential palace sit-in to continue
Egypt

Abou Hamed accused of coup plot, says presidential palace sit-in to continue

Former MP Mohamed Abou Hamed, one of the organizers of the 24 August protests, said that protesters will continue their…
Anti-Brotherhood opposition divided ahead of demonstration
Egypt

Anti-Brotherhood opposition divided ahead of demonstration

While facing scattered criticism for their performance in power, President Mohamed Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood from which he hails…
Rights group urges lawyers to defend Okasha
Egypt

Rights group urges lawyers to defend Okasha

  A local human rights watchdog has urged lawyers to join the defense team of the media host Tawfiq Okasha…
US ‘concerned’ about media freedom in Egypt
Egypt

US ‘concerned’ about media freedom in Egypt

The United States said on Thursday it was "very concerned" about freedom of the press in Egypt after authorities moved…
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