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We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in difficult context: EU foreign policy chief

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said in a statement on Thursday that freedoms of expression and...

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Update: Press Syndicate’s board to stage indefinite strike until the minister of interior resigns

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Photojournalists in peril: The curious case of Shawkan

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Trial of Press Syndicate leaders postponed to 29 October

The case was postponed to hear the argument from the defence team, the only reaming step for the court to make a final ruling in the case

3 photojournalists detained for 15 days pending investigation

They were arrested on Monday while shooting a video near the Press Syndicate in downtown Cairo

JATO monthly report highlights restrictions on press freedom by state

The suspension of TV anchors, directors, and writers are main cases mentioned in the report

Online petition supports detained journalist Mahmoud Al-Saqa

Freedoms Committee files three new complaints, demanding releases and medical treatment for imprisoned journalists

JATO condemns solitary confinement used against journalists

Press Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee to discuss medical treatment for jailed journalists

Journalist appears in police station with torture signs, despite police denial

Photojournalist Omar Adel had disappeared on Friday night, but reappeared Sunday night and was located in El-Marg police station, says lawyer

Photojournalist reported missing following arrest by security forces

Omar Adel told his brother he was being taken to the Matariya police station but disappeared, says JATO

Press Syndicate objects further amendment to unified press, media law

The new amendment allows pretrial detention of journalists for publishing violations

46 years after Press Syndicate law first issued: is it time for an update?

Law organising journalists’ work today cites out-of-date entities from Gamal Abdel Nasser’s era

JATO’s weekly report records 30 violations against journalists

Incident of 15 journalists assaulted at Lawyers Syndicate elections account for majority of abuses

Front to Defend Freedoms launches campaign for Red Sea island detainees

The one-week campaign aims to demand rights for young activists who were detained for demonstrating against the transfer of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia

CPJ names detained photojournalist Shawkan for 2016 press award

Shawkan has been in jail since 2013, and his fate remains unknown as his trial continues

Security personnel give conflicting testimonies in Press Syndicate trial

Syndicate leaders will continue their trial on 16 July

Foreign journalists in Egypt in crisis: JATO

Foreign journalists working in Egypt are subject to violations under the umbrella of “being a threat to national security”

Shawkan wins annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award

The photojournalist has been held in pre-trial detention for over 1,000 days

Former ONTV host Liliane Daoud reveals details about her forced deportation

The deported Lebanese journalist plans to fight for the ability to return to Egypt as her daughter remains in Cairo

Prosecution orders continuation of detention for journalists Badr and Al-Saqa

The syndicate leaders then were referred to trial as the Abdeen Misdemeanor Court presides over the case against them, being charged of harbouring Badr and Al-Saqa and also propagating false news.

‘Security reasons’ delay Shawkan’s court session to 9 August

The photojournalist is among 739 defendants imprisoned without trial for nearly 3 years

Police officers assault journalists to prevent reporting on violations against students

‘As long as the state doesn’t respect the press, we will continue to be subject to this,’ says attacked journalist

Court postpones trial of Press Syndicate leaders to 2 July

The court decided the 2 July session will witness the testimonies of national security officers, the syndicate headquarters’ civil security personnel, and member of the syndicate board Hatem Zakaria.

Global Media Forum highlights plight of press freedom, restrictions on expression

The forum invited thousands of media practitioners, experts, artists, filmmakers, politicians, academics, and civil society activists to open a discussion about the importance of media freedom and the current challenges facing local and international media institutions.