Latest in Tag: Press freedom Highlight
Latest in Tag: Press freedom
Cabinet discusses unified media and press law
Press Syndicate welcomes the step, saying there is an âurgent need for lawâ
Egypt is second biggest jailer of journalists: CPJ
Journalism watchdog claims “national security” is a pretext for repression
Photojournalists in peril: The curious case of Shawkan
There has been no response or action taken whatsoever, despite the several solidarity campaigns that were launched by the Press Syndicate, the support Shawkan and other detained journalists receive from the international community, and the calls for their immediate release.
Journalists to rally at Press Syndicate over imprisonment
âWe will treat them,â campaign launched against denial of medication to jailed journalists
Shawkan finds organisation for journalistsâ rights while in detention
Shawkan to face first trial session after over 850 days in remand
State TV anchor Azza Al-Henawy to appeal her suspension
Al-Henawy was stripped of her legal rights during investigations, her lawyer says
Hossam Bahgat released, press freedom still bleak
63 more journalists are still behind bars since 2013: ANHRI
Foreign ministry denounces UN statements on journalist arrest
The arrest of Hossam Bahgat has sparked worldwide concerns
Journalists referred to court for âobscene sexual contentâ
A chapter of one of the defendantsâ novels appeared in a literary journal affiliated to state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm
51 cases of violations against journalists in September: Report
Journalists Against Torture reported 31 violations by the Ministry of Interior
Al-Sisiâs UN claims refuted with 60 journalists behind bars: ANHRI
Civil society bodies move to criticise the Presidentâs international message
âRabaa operations roomâ journalistsâ appeal to be heard on 1 October
Thirteen journalists received life sentences and one was sentenced to death in the case
âUnprecendentedâ freedoms in Egypt: Al-Sisi
Amnesty International tells UN not to be âfooledâ by Egyptian Presidentâs empty promises
Prisoner release draws attention to anti-terrorism laws
Wednesdayâs pardon of 100 prisoners by Egyptâs President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is drawing mixed reactions from around the world, even as it focuses renewed attention on the controversial anti-terrorism laws under which some of the released prisoners had been held. The human rights group Amnesty International hailed the announcement of the prisoner release as âwelcome newsâ …
Trial for journalist shooting starts over a year later
48 Brotherhood members facing murder charges in Mayada Ashrafâs controversial killing case
Local rights groups condemn Al Jazeera trial verdict
Baher, the only Egyptian journalist, will have no other alternative, the joint statement said
Court orders release of YNN director, rejects prosecutionâs appeal
Police arrested Khalaf on 14 July in a raid on the networkâs office, seizing all equipment.
3 journalists released on bail after month-long detention
Prosecution released three journalists who were arrested inside Zeinhom morgue
Foreign Ministry maintains âstrictâ line towards foreign media
Ministryâs spokesman criticises NYT report on Mohamed Soltan
High-profile figures to push for Fahmyâs deportation, others hope for presidential pardon
Al Jazeera trial verdicts raise more concerns on press freedom and journalistsâ detention
Press Syndicate, NGOs lash out at censorship
Press censorship returns, says the syndicateâs freedoms committee
Press roundup: Censorship and closure
Three articles were removed from two newspapers on Saturday over critical content
Photojournalist Ahmed Ramadan officially charged with belonging to Muslim Brotherhood
Final decision by the prosecution will be made on Tuesday after further national security investigations
New anti-terrorism law passed despite criticism
Controversial articles removed in theory, restrictions reinforced in practice, experts say
Shawkanâs fate unknown despite completion of legal term in detention
The fate of detained photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, remains unknown despite hopes for his release under Article 143 of the Criminal Procedures Code on pre-trial detention periods. Since Shawkan had not been referred to trial, his lawyers and family anticipated his release. Such hopes come as just last week, a court …
ANHRI condemns the confiscation of Sawt Al-Omma newspaper issue
Confiscation is a clear violation of the constitution, says the rights organisation
Shawkan was not informed of referral to trial: Defence lawyer
Demanding photojournalistâs release will be pressed during detention renewal session Monday
Photojournalist Shawkan completes 2 years in prison without charges
Demands to the government of his release, end of journalistsâ persecution in Egypt
The âfree pressâ under his presidency
Al-Sisi assured African journalists that there is ‘press freedom’
658 violations against journalists during Al-Sisiâs first year in office: ECRF
First two months of Al-Sisiâs second year in office saw increase in arrests compared to same duration during his first year in office, says report